The Man They Could Not Hang

Aug 17, 1939

1h 4m

★ 6.6

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

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Dr. Henryk Savaard

Boris Karloff

Janet Savaard

Lorna Gray

'Scoop' Foley

Robert Wilcox

District Attorney Drake

Roger Pryor

Lieutenant Shane

Don Beddoe

Betty Crawford

Ann Doran

Dr. Stoddard

Joe De Stefani

Judge Bowman

Charles Trowbridge

Lang

Byron Foulger

Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

Dick Curtis

Juror Watkins

James Craig

Juror Sutton

John Tyrrell

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