The Walking Dead

1936

Crime / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 3554 3.6K

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Director

Michael Curtiz Photo
Michael Curtiz

Top cast

Barton MacLane Photo
Barton MacLane as Loder
Addison Richards Photo
Addison Richards as Prison Warden
Bill Elliott Photo
Bill Elliott as First American Radio Announcer
Edmund Gwenn Photo
Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Evan Beaumont
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603.85 MB
986*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 5 min
Seeds 1
1.09 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 5 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BaronBl00d 8 / 10

Minor Horror Masterpiece

Dispersed throughout the Universal reign of horror in the thirties came several remarkably well-made MGM and Warner Brother horror films. The Walking Dead is one such film produced by Warner Bros. that mixes their predominant genre of expertise, the gangster film, with the horror film. You might say in a way that it is a blend of reality and the supernatural. This film has stood the test of time well, and is a nice, taut story of a man wrongly accused of a crime, miraculously brought back to life, and eventually seeking vindication and justice from those that did him wrong. Karloff is a masterful lead in that he is able to frighten us and exact from us a tremendous amount of pity and understanding. In point of fact, his characterization of Ellman is one of his most powerful and sympathetic, a true tragic hero toyed with by crime bosses and a corrupt lawyer. Most of the acting beyond Karloff is rather pedestrian, with Edmund Gwenn turning in a nice portrayal of a questioning scientist and Ricardo Cortez wonderfully playing the stereotypical slimy lawyer. Curtiz does a good job of direction and lighting and shading are used to almost perfect results. A must see for the classic horror buff!
Reviewed by Bunuel1976 7 / 10

The Walking Dead (1936) ***

Reviewed by preppy-3 8 / 10

Unique horror/gangster film

This is a one of a kind--combination horror/gangster! Karloff (who's just incredible) is bought back from the dead after being wrongfully executed and takes revenge on those who set him up. It's basically a gangster film until the last half hour--then the scary stuff kicks in. The film is VERY short (70 minutes) and moves quickly. It's intelligent (although bringing a person back from the dead after they've been electrocuted is a stretch!), very well-directed (effective use of shadows and camera angles) but the main reason to watch is Karloff. He never received the attention he deserved because he made horror films, which are still looked down upon. He was a wonderful actor and in this movie gives one of his best performances ("The Black Room" is probably THE best he ever gave). Just check out his expression after he "kills" the men he goes after. Excellent job. A perfect "B" movie. Don't miss it! I don't believe this is on video (I saw it on TCM), so if you get a chance, SEE IT! You won't be disappointed!
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