poster

1936

NR (03/01/1936) (US)

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

1h 6m

62

User Score

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

Overview

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.

1936

62

User Score

NR (03/01/1936) (US)

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

1h 6m

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

Overview

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

John Ellman

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Dr. Evan Beaumont

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

District Attorney Werner

Joe King

Joe King

Judge Roger Shaw

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Prison Warden

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Blackstone

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

'Trigger' Smith

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

'Betcha'

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Stephen Martin

Miki Morita

Miki Morita

Loder's Butler Sako

Ruth Robinson

Ruth Robinson

Mrs. Shaw

George Beranger

George Beranger

Nolan's Butler (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Cellist's Guard (uncredited)

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)