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Life Returns (1935)

01/02/1935 (US) Crime, Drama, Science Fiction 1h 3m

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The mystery of the man who conquered death!

Overview

A doctor who has spent his career working on ways to revive the dead sees his chance to prove his theory by performing his procedures on a recently deceased dog.

Eugene Frenke

Director
James P. Hogan

Director
Mary McCarthy

Writer
L. Wolfe Gilbert

Writer
John F. Goodrich

Writer
Arthur T. Horman

Writer

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Onslow Stevens

Dr. John Kendrick
George P. Breakston

Danny Kendrick
Lois Wilson

Dr. Louise Stone
Valerie Hobson

Mrs. Kendrick
Stanley Fields

Dog Catcher
Frank Reicher

Dr. James
Richard Carle

A.K. Arnold
Dean Benton

Intern
Lois January

Nurse
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I suppose every actor has had to do something to pay the tax bill or the school fees - and this would appear to be Valerie Hobson's sacrifice. She portrays the wife of Onslow Stevens ("Dr. Kendrick") who is convinced that medical science can find the answers to defying death. It's more than the usual guff, this - as he dedicates his life to his passion, neglecting his family and friends as he becomes more and more obsessed. Even his peers abandon him as a fanatic. His chance to prove them all wrong comes, though, when he attempts to revive a dead dog and, well... enough said really. It boasts a... read the rest.

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