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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★ 6.7 · 481h 4mScience FictionHorrorCrime

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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Cast

Boris Karloff
as Dr. Henryk Savaard

Ann Doran
as Betty Crawford

James Craig
as Juror Watkins

Chuck Hamilton
as Juror (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
as Lang

Don Beddoe
as Lieutenant Shane

Charles Trowbridge
as Judge Bowman

Walter Sande
as Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)

Roger Pryor
as District Attorney Drake

Frank Jaquet
as Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
as Reporter (uncredited)

John Dilson
as King - City Editor (uncredited)

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Release date: 1939-08-17

Runtime: 1h 4m

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Science FictionHorrorCrime

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