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Wow! Such a good movie.

Great Film overall

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Because he spent so much of his career making horror films, there's a tendency to forget what a splendid actor Boris Karloff was. "The Walking Dead" is a perfect example. An innocent man condemned as a murderer, he's brought back to life by inventor Edmund Gwenn. Oddly enough, he harbors no animosity against the men who framed him. But somehow, one by one, they suffer bizarre accidents. It's wonderfully typical Karloff stuff -- made more enjoyable by his sense of wonder at how these fatal incidents keep happening. Credit director Michael Curtiz with ingenuity in setting up the deaths and Karloff's mixture of confusion and grim satisfaction at his inadvertent revenge.

The Walking Dead immediately appealed to me as I am very fond of Boris Karloff. While not one of his best films, it is rather too short and there are a couple of instances where the music overbears things a bit, it is still a very good film. Karloff himself is very commanding and poignant in his role, and Edmund Gwenn matches him beautifully. Michael Curtiz directs with a very slick and assured style, never allowing for the story to drag but not letting it rush ahead either. The expressionistic style of the cinematography adds much to the atmosphere especially in the horror elements of the story, while the score on the most part is used really well. There is also an intelligent script, and the story moves at an involving pace with the gangster elements intense and suspenseful and the horror elements scary and macabre. The idea itself may be hard to swallow initially, but it is actually dealt with plausibly and thoughtfully with not a shred of predictability.All in all, a very good film especially for Karloff. 8/10 Bethany Cox

A bit of Frankenstein here, as a doctor (Edmund Gwenn)resurrects a man (Boris Karloff) wrongfully executed. It was fun seeing Oscar winner Gwenn, who I have enjoyed many times as Santa in Miracle on 34th Street.The zombified Karloff knows the people who framed him, but he doesn't know how he knows. He is searching for answers, visiting each of the conspirators, who meet an untimely end.It is all presented as vengeance emanating from the hand of God. Karloff is excellent, and Gwenn was certainly showing the talent that would give him an Oscar later.A fascinating film.

After having a chance to view several Karloff movies, it's obvious he had a great deal of charm. He has a soft spoken side to him that really comes through. In this one, a group of gangsters who have a big time attorney on their sides frame him for a judge's murder. He is brought back to life by Edmund Gwynn, a scientist dabbling in things not to be dealt with, or whatever. Boris finds himself in a semi-catatonic state, slowly reviving the memory of the men who framed him in order to kill the judge. There are some really touching scenes having to do with Karloff's love of music. He also seems on a mission from somewhere beyond as he picks the five men off one at a time. I won't say any more. He does a nice acting job and is very sympathetic. Gwynn's character is driven to experiment on the man and is waylaid. At times he appears to be as guilty as the others, but never has an opportunity to carry things out. It's a decent movie with a decent message.