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The Walking Dead

  • 19361936
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  • 1h 6m
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Boris Karloff and Marguerite Churchill in The Walking Dead (1936)
After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.
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After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Ewart Adamson(screen play)
    • Peter Milne(screen play)
    • Robert Hardy Andrews(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Ricardo Cortez
    • Edmund Gwenn
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Ewart Adamson(screen play)
    • Peter Milne(screen play)
    • Robert Hardy Andrews(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Ricardo Cortez
    • Edmund Gwenn
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    • 56User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
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    Boris Karloff, Marguerite Churchill, and Edmund Gwenn in The Walking Dead (1936)
    Boris Karloff, Marguerite Churchill, and Edmund Gwenn in The Walking Dead (1936)
    Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead (1936)
    Boris Karloff and Marguerite Churchill in The Walking Dead (1936)
    Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Tom Brower, Joe King, and Henry O'Neill in The Walking Dead (1936)
    Boris Karloff and Ricardo Cortez in The Walking Dead (1936)
    Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, Edmund Gwenn, Warren Hull, and Henry O'Neill in The Walking Dead (1936)
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    Boris Karloff, Marguerite Churchill, and Warren Hull in The Walking Dead (1936)
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    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • John Ellman
    Ricardo Cortez
    Ricardo Cortez
    • Nolan
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Dr. Evan Beaumont
    Marguerite Churchill
    Marguerite Churchill
    • Nancy
    Warren Hull
    Warren Hull
    • Jimmy
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Loder
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • District Attorney Werner
    Joe King
    Joe King
    • Judge Roger Shaw
    • (as Joseph King)
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Prison Warden
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Blackstone
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Merritt
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Trigger Smith
    • (as Joseph Sawyer)
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Betcha
    Kenneth Harlan
    Kenneth Harlan
    • Stephen Martin
    Miki Morita
    • Sako
    Ruth Robinson
    • Mrs. Shaw
    Brandon Beach
    • Second Guest
    • (uncredited)
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Nolan's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Ewart Adamson(screen play) (story)
      • Peter Milne(screen play)
      • Robert Hardy Andrews(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      The "glass heart" machine used to revive Karloff's dead character was said to be "nearly a prefect replica" of an actual perfusion pump--a device designed to keep organs alive outside an organism's body--which had been built by Charles Lindbergh, when the legendary pilot and engineer was working with a Nobel-winning scientist at New York's Rockefeller Institute research labs in the mid-1930s.
    • Goofs
      Boris Karloff's character is named John Ellman in closeups of teletype and newspaper material, but misspelled John Elman in the credits.
    • Quotes

      Jimmy: Imagine... Dr. Beaumont keeping this heart pumping for over twenty years!

      Nancy: Wish he could do something about making your heart pump!

    • Connections
      Featured in Ensign Pulver (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Kamennoi Ostrow
      Performed by Rubinstein

    User reviews56

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    walking conscience
    I have to agree with those who consider Karloff an underrated actor. Given the nature of this film and its fantastic premise, he brings a real subtlety to the role. After each of his antagonists meet their untimely demise, there is just a hint of remorse and sadness. Who else in the horror genre would have underplayed it like that? Karloff becomes the walking conscience of his tormentors and apart from the films failings regarding plot, effects etc., I think it works quite nicely on the level of allegory.
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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der wandelnde Leichnam
    • Filming locations
      • Inglewood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $217,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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