The Man Who Wouldn't Die

Apr 27, 1942

1h 5m

★ 6.4

An Empty Grave... A Cunning, Gunning Ghost... And Michael Shane!

Overview

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Michael Shayne

Lloyd Nolan

Catherine Wolff

Marjorie Weaver

Anna Wolff

Helene Reynolds

Dr. Haggard

Henry Wilcoxon

Roger Blake

Richard Derr

Dudley Wolff

Paul Harvey

Phillips

Billy Bevan

Jonathan Meek

Olin Howland

Alfred Dunning

Robert Emmett Keane

Zorah Bey

LeRoy Mason

Tim Larsen

Jeff Corey

Caretaker

Francis Ford

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