HE DIED a man with a hunger to love... and returned a monster with an instinct to kill.
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
John Ellman
Ricardo Cortez
Nolan
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Evan Beaumont
Marguerite Churchill
Nancy
Warren Hull
Jimmy
Barton MacLane
Loder
Henry O'Neill
District Attorney Werner
Joe King
Judge Roger Shaw
Addison Richards
Prison Warden
Paul Harvey
Blackstone
Robert Strange
Merritt
Joe Sawyer
'Trigger' Smith
Eddie Acuff
'Betcha'
Kenneth Harlan
Stephen Martin
Miki Morita
Loder's Butler Sako
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Shaw
George Beranger
Nolan's Butler (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Cellist's Guard (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
British Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Reporter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Juror (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Leo White
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
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- Release Date 03/01/1936
- Language English
- Director Michael Curtiz
- Editor Thomas Pratt
- Cinematographer Hal Mohr
- Producer Louis F. Edelman
- Company Warner Bros. Pictures
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Feb 29, 1936 | Premiere | NR |
| United States | Mar 1, 1936 | Theatrical (Limited) (New York City, New York) | — |
| United States | Mar 14, 1936 | Theatrical | — |
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