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Dead Men Walk
| AKA's: | Creatures Of The Devil / Cyclops Il Vampiro / Mördaren Kom Om Natten / Vampiro, Il / Venganza De La Tumba, La |
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| Release date: | 1943 USA | Running time: | 63' - Source: DVD (RC 1/NTSC) b/w | Rating: | US: NR | ||||
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Director: Sam Newfield (Along The Mohawk Trail 1957; The Monster Maker 1944) Producer: Producers Releasing Corporation Score: Leo Erdody Writer: Fred Myton Director of photography: Jack Greenhalgh |
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Doctor Lloyd Clayton (George Zucco) mourns the death of his twin brother, Elwyn (again George Zucco), a black magician, after murdering him in a desperate act of self-defense. Elwyn�s hunchbacked assistant, Zolarr (Dwight Frye), accuses Lloyd of murdering Elwyn and he soon comes to believe that Elwyn's evil influence reaches even from beyond the grave. Elwyn comes back to life as a twisted vampire, taking revenge on Lloyd in a chilling clash of good vs. evil. | Note: |
- Director Sam Newfield, with several hundred films to his credit, has been one of the fastest directors in film history (23 features in 1943 alone!). |
- The film was shot in a mere six days.
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short review: Neat little picture (with an incredibly low budget), that is all dark and grainy, but has a great George Zucco playing both good and evil (that's the vampire of course), and Dwight Frye in his final role (he died of a heart attack the very next year). The dead brother's return as a vampire (to avenge his death and destroy anything that matters to his brother) does not follow conventional vampire lore, as he becomes a vampire through the use of black magic. This little studio film has it's own charm, and some shots are very atmospheric. Creepy, stylish horror gem!  |
