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The Man They Could Not Hang

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The Man They Could Not Hang

Aug 17, 1939

1h 4m

★ 6.7

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

Boris Karloff

Dr. Henryk Savaard

Boris Karloff

Lorna Gray

Janet Savaard

Lorna Gray

Robert Wilcox

'Scoop' Foley

Robert Wilcox

Roger Pryor

District Attorney Drake

Roger Pryor

Don Beddoe

Lieutenant Shane

Don Beddoe

Ann Doran

Betty Crawford

Ann Doran

Joe De Stefani

Dr. Stoddard

Joe De Stefani

Charles Trowbridge

Judge Bowman

Charles Trowbridge

Byron Foulger

Lang

Byron Foulger

Dick Curtis

Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

Dick Curtis

James Craig

Juror Watkins

James Craig

John Tyrrell

Juror Sutton

John Tyrrell

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