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Dead Men Walk

  • 19431943
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.5K
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Mary Carlisle, Dwight Frye, and George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)
  • Drama
The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan.The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan.The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writer
    • Fred Myton(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Zucco
    • Mary Carlisle
    • Nedrick Young
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writer
    • Fred Myton(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Zucco
    • Mary Carlisle
    • Nedrick Young
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    Mary Carlisle, Dwight Frye, and George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)
    Mary Carlisle and Dwight Frye in Dead Men Walk (1943)
    Dwight Frye and George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)
    Dwight Frye and George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)
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    Mary Carlisle, Rose Plumer, Nedrick Young, and George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)
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    George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)
    George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943)

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    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • Dr. Lloyd Claytonas Dr. Lloyd Clayton…
    Mary Carlisle
    Mary Carlisle
    • Gayle Claytonas Gayle Clayton
    Nedrick Young
    Nedrick Young
    • Dr. David Bentleyas Dr. David Bentley
    Dwight Frye
    Dwight Frye
    • Zolarras Zolarr
    Fern Emmett
    Fern Emmett
    • Kateas Kate
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Wilkins [Harper, in credits]as Wilkins [Harper, in credits]
    Hal Price
    Hal Price
    • Sheriff Losenas Sheriff Losen
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Ministeras Minister
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Rube Dalroy
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Matts
    Frank Matts
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Merrill McCormick
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Milburn Morante
    Milburn Morante
    • Grocerymanas Groceryman
    • (uncredited)
    Rose Plumer
    • Townswomanas Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Al St. John
    Al St. John
    • Townsman who finds Kate's Bodyas Townsman who finds Kate's Body
    • (uncredited)
    Forrest Taylor
    Forrest Taylor
    • The Evil One (introduction)as The Evil One (introduction)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Fred Myton(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shot in six days.
    • Goofs
      In the film, George Zucco differentiates the two characters by wearing glasses for the good doctor, and none for the evil one. Apart from when he forgets - most notably when, as the good doctor, he bends over not wearing any glasses, but when he stands up again (different cut) he suddenly is wearing them again.
    • Quotes

      Elwyn Clayton: [to his twin brother, who has hunted him down] You don't wait for Death; you come to meet him!

    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Blood-Drinking Beings (1996)

    User reviews56

    Review
    Top review
    Pointless and boring
    Whenever I watch an old black and white horror movie, I always try to watch it in context of the time period. Some old movies seem kind of stupid 50 or 60 years later, but were actually pretty good at the time.

    This is not one of them. Dead Men Walk is as pointless and boring a movie as I have ever seen. Besides the expected sub-par cinematography (couldn't anyone turn on a lamp, for god's sake?) and horrendous acting, the story itself was idiotic and the fact that 40 minutes of the 62-minute movie was devoted solely to keeping Elwyn the vampire away from his niece just makes it more idiotic.

    I understand George Zucco had a reputation as a horror/mystery movie guy but he was the most un-frightening vampire I have ever come across in a movie. Dead Men Walk makes Return of the Vampire (1941) with Bela Lugosi seem like high art.

    After watching Dead Men Walk, I had to watch Horror of Dracula with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to remind myself that there are still come great vampire movies to see.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yürüyen Ölüler
    • Filming locations
      • Chadwick Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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