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Film · Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

★ 6.6 · 49 votesIMDb★ 6.8 · 2,299 votes1 h 4 minCrime, Horror, Science Fiction1939

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.

Director
Nick Grindé
Writers
George Wallace Sayre, Leslie T. White, Karl Brown
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
August 17, 1939

The Man They Could Not Hang was released on August 17, 1939. Where to watch in United States: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube (rent or buy).

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The Man They Could Not Hang cast

  • Boris KarloffDr. Henryk Savaard
  • Lorna GrayJanet Savaard
  • Robert Wilcox'Scoop' Foley
  • Roger PryorDistrict Attorney Drake
  • Don BeddoeLieutenant Shane
  • Ann DoranBetty Crawford
  • Joe De StefaniDr. Stoddard
  • Charles TrowbridgeJudge Bowman
  • Byron FoulgerLang
  • Dick CurtisJury Foreman Clifford Kearney
  • James CraigJuror Watkins
  • John TyrrellJuror Sutton
  • George AndersonPrison Warden (uncredited)
  • Stanley BlystonePrison Guard (uncredited)
  • Sam AshDruggist (uncredited)
  • Harlan BriggsDefense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
  • Stanley BrownBob Roberts (uncredited)
  • Flo CampbellHousewife (uncredited)
  • John DilsonKing - City Editor (uncredited)
  • Carl FaulknerBailiff (uncredited)
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