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The Man They Could Not Hang

"TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!"

1939-08-17 Science Fiction 1hr 4m

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

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Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

  • Released
    1939-08-17
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 4m
  • Genre
    Science Fiction, Horror, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.8
  • Production
    Columbia Pictures

Crew

Nick Grindé
Director
Karl Brown
Screenplay
Wallace MacDonald
Producer
Keywords:
experiment death sentence mad scientist revenge murder reanimation back from the dead police raid heart transplant artificial heart father daughter relationship

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Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard
Lorna Gray

Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard
Robert Wilcox

Robert Wilcox
'Scoop' Foley
Roger Pryor

Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake
Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe
Lieutenant Shane
Ann Doran

Ann Doran
Betty Crawford
Joe De Stefani

Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard
Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman
Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger
Lang
Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
James Craig

James Craig
Juror Watkins
John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell
Juror Sutton
George Anderson

George Anderson
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sam Ash

Sam Ash
Druggist (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs

Harlan Briggs
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
Stanley Brown

Stanley Brown
Bob Roberts (uncredited)
Flo Campbell

Flo Campbell
Housewife (uncredited)
John Dilson

John Dilson
King - City Editor (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner

Carl Faulkner
Bailiff (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton
Juror (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet
Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter (uncredited)
William Lally

William Lally
Bailiff (uncredited)
Perc Launders

Perc Launders
Bailiff (uncredited)
Larry Lund

Larry Lund
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ian Maclaren

Ian Maclaren
Priest (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy
Prison Official (uncredited)
Charles Miller

Charles Miller
Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker
Second Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves
Juror (uncredited)
Walter Sande

Walter Sande
Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)
Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling
First Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas
Butler (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton

Cyril Thornton
Senior Butler (uncredited)

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