The Man They Could Not Hang
6.578
45 reviews
Sci-Fi/Horror
1h 4m
1939
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...
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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.
- DirectorNick Grindé
- Release17 August 1939
- Genre
- Duration1h 4m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate6.57845 reviews
- Productions
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard
Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard
Robert Wilcox
'Scoop' Foley
Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake
Don Beddoe
Lieutenant Shane
Ann Doran
Betty Crawford
Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman
Byron Foulger
Lang
Dick Curtis
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
James Craig
Juror Watkins
John Tyrrell
Juror Sutton
Stanley Blystone
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Druggist (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
Bob Roberts (uncredited)
John Dilson
King - City Editor (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Juror (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)
Robert Sterling
First Reporter (uncredited)
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