"Dr. Charles Randolph" (John Carradine) is a scientist who is working on a personal project at his home concerning bringing the dead back to life. Assisting him is a young doctor by the name of "David Cochran" (Robert Shayne). Also present in the house is Dr. Randolph's wife, "Elaine" (Claudia Drake) and her maid "Maria" (Rosa Rey). Anyway, because Dr. Randolph is so devoted to his work Elaine develops a crush on David. However, David doesn't share the same feelings toward Elaine due to his betrothal to another woman named "Linda Sinclair" (Maris Wrixon). So when Linda comes to visit this upsets both Elaine and Maria—who is devoted to Elaine and also happens to be a practitioner of voodoo. Now, rather than reveal any more of the story and risk ruining the film for those people who haven't seen it I will just say that it was a mildly entertaining B-movie for the most part. Although it had a good cast and they all played their parts well enough I didn't especially care for the ending at all. Likewise, the special abilities demonstrated by both "Brutus" (the dog) and Elaine defied the "normal" characteristics attributed to this particular genre. This is possibly explained by the combination of science and voodoo but it certainly wasn't made clear enough. That said while I don't consider this to be a bad movie by any means it certainly had some faults and as a result I rate this film as slightly below average.

Horror legend John Carradine remains a delight to watch, as always, in this mostly routine but reasonably atmospheric tale from Monogram and director William Beaudine; he raises the rating by a point. The rest of the cast is adequate at best. The special effects are actually not bad. The script by Michael Jacoby (based on a story by Edmund L. Hartmann and Wilhelm Thiele) is awfully talky, a clear sign of a very low budget. Still, this is the kind of thing people could still easily enjoy watching in those wee hours of the morning.Carradine portrays Dr. Charles Randolph, a fairly typical mad scientist (actually, he's not THAT mad) who wants more than anything to conquer death and bring the dead back to life. Alas, his experiments are not working out. Sometimes they even have weird side effects, such as his wife's rejuvenated dog developing a taste for blood and the ability to walk through things. Yes, this movie features a "vampire dog" 32 years before "Zoltan Hound of Dracula". Adding another wrinkle to the plot is the conniving housekeeper on the premises, Maria (Rosa Rey).Some plot twists are mildly amusing and help to keep the film somewhat entertaining. At least it has the typically short running time (73 minutes all told) for a genre picture from this era. Female cast members Claudia Drake as Elaine (Randolphs' wife) and Maris Wrixon are easy enough on the eyes. Robert Shayne ('Adventures of Superman') has some likability as Randolphs' colleague and Willie Best adds un-p.c. comedy relief as a pop eyed butler. Rey is a hoot in her role.All in all, this is diverting enough while it lasts.Six out of 10.

A scientist (John Carradine--sadly) finds out how to bring the dead back to life. However they come back with faces of marble. Eventually this all leads to disaster.Boring, totally predictable 1940s outing. This scared me silly when I was a kid but just bores me now. I had to struggle to stay awake! With one exception, the acting is horrible. Such expressionless boring actors! Hopeless.There are some good things about this: Carradine, despite the script, actually gives a very good performance. And there are a few mildly creepy moments involving a ghost of a Great Dane walking through walls. There's also one of the worst-looking knockouts in cinema history. Still, none of this is fun enough to sit through this. Avoid.

Surprisingly atmospheric Monogram entry that features classic horror elements of bringing the dead back to life and voodoo. The story follows two scientists in their attempt to bring the dead back to life. A voodoo housekeeper throws a monkey wrench into their plans. The Great Dane plays a key part to this nifty melodrama.