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The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939 Science Fiction Horror Crime
Release date : August 17, 1939
Runtime : 1h 4m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Nick Grindé /
Writers : George Wallace Sayre / Leslie T. White / Karl Brown /
Production companies : Columbia Pictures /
August 17, 1939 1h 4m United States of America Science Fiction English More
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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.
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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)

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  • title：The Man They Could Not Hang
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1939
  • Runtime：1h 4m
  • Genres： Science Fiction · Horror · Crime ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Nick Grindé /
  • Writers： George Wallace Sayre · Leslie T. White · Karl Brown ·
  • Production companies： Columbia Pictures ·
  • Overview：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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