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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Aug 17, 1939 · 1h 4m

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

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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Top 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 Prison Warden (uncredited)
  • Stanley Blystone Stanley Blystone Prison Guard (uncredited)
  • Sam Ash Sam Ash Druggist (uncredited)
  • Harlan Briggs Harlan Briggs Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)

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