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The Walking Dead

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1hr 6min
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1936
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Synopsis: In one of his most successful portrayals of a "living dead" man, Boris Karloff plays John Ellman, an ex-convict who is framed by the mob for the murder of the judge who first put him away. Evidence proving Ellman's innocence arrives seconds after he is electrocuted. Officials allow Dr. Evan Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) to experiment with putting a mechanical heart into Ellman. The device revives the dead man, but he has become a white-haired, monster-faced zombie who hangs out in graveyards and seeks ... Full Synopsis
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Hell hath no fury like a Karloff scorned. Or, to be more exact, a Boris Karloff fried for a murder he didn't commit. Just like Frankenstein, Boris' John Ellman is brought back from death, but The Walking Dead was made by Warner Bros. rather than Universal and instead of the torch wielding villagers with their quaint superstition, Ellman is up against fast-talking racketeers like Barton MacLane, Paul ... Full Review
Featured Cast
John Ellman
Dr. Evan Beaumont
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