The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

1936 · 66 min · EN · 6.3 (68 votes)
Dir. Michael Curtiz · Starring Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Marguerite Churchill, Warren Hull, Barton MacLane

HE DIED a man with a hunger to love... and returned a monster with an instinct to kill.

CrimeHorrorScience Fiction

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.

VIBE

A chilling descent into a grim world where justice fails and the dead refuse to stay buried. It's a haunting, atmospheric tale that lingers long after the credits roll, exploring the dark side of resurrection.

eeriemelancholictenseunsettlingslow-burnpre-code horrornoir-inflectedexpressionisticjusticemortalityresurrectionrevenge
musiciancemeterycrooked lawyermurderdoctorexecutionconfrontationdistrict attorneysuper powerracketeersliving deadplaying pianoframe upreturn from deadwrongful convictionframed for murderwitness to a crimewitnesses
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified