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6.6/10
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After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.
Joe King
- Judge Roger Shaw
- (as Joseph King)
Joe Sawyer
- Trigger Smith
- (as Joseph Sawyer)
Brandon Beach
- Second Guest
- (uncredited)
George Beranger
- Nolan's Butler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "glass heart" machine used to revive John Ellman in the film was said to be "nearly a prefect replica" of an actual perfusion pump - a device designed to keep organs alive outside an organism's body - which had been built by Charles Lindbergh when the legendary pilot and engineer was working with a Nobel-winning scientist at New York's Rockefeller Institute research labs in the mid-1930s.
- GoofsBoris Karloff's character's name in the film is spelled John Ellman in close-ups of teletype and newspaper material in it, but it is misspelled John Elman in its credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ensign Pulver (1964)
- SoundtracksKamennoi Ostrow
Written by Anton Rubinstein
Featured review
Where the heck is Daryl Dixon or Rick Grimes?!
Excellent little horror film directed by the amazingly talented Michael Curtiz, the same man who would later give up Casablanca amongst many other classic films.
The story is a genre mashup of gangster and horror and at only about 1 hour 5 minutes, there isn't much time to lag. With such a skilled eye behind the camera, we are treated to a film that does not bore.
Boris Karloff is the star and he does such a great job of bringing fright to the picture. For someone interested in the acting of Karloff or the films of Curtiz, this is a must see!
7.0 / 10
--A Kat Pirate Screener
The story is a genre mashup of gangster and horror and at only about 1 hour 5 minutes, there isn't much time to lag. With such a skilled eye behind the camera, we are treated to a film that does not bore.
Boris Karloff is the star and he does such a great job of bringing fright to the picture. For someone interested in the acting of Karloff or the films of Curtiz, this is a must see!
7.0 / 10
--A Kat Pirate Screener
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- Mar 4, 2014
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Box office
- Budget
- $217,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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