The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939
1h 4m
6.7

6.7/10

46 votes • View on IMDb
Science Fiction Horror Crime

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

experiment death sentence mad scientist revenge murder reanimation back from the dead police raid heart transplant artificial heart father daughter relationship

Quick Facts

Release Date August 17, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031614

Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

Dr. Henryk Savaard

Lorna Gray
Lorna Gray

Janet Savaard

Robert Wilcox
Robert Wilcox

'Scoop' Foley

Roger Pryor
Roger Pryor

District Attorney Drake

Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe

Lieutenant Shane

Ann Doran
Ann Doran

Betty Crawford

Joe De Stefani
Joe De Stefani

Dr. Stoddard

Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge

Judge Bowman

Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger

Lang

Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis

Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

James Craig
James Craig

Juror Watkins

John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell

Juror Sutton

Key Crew

Wallace MacDonald
Producer
Nick Grindé
Director
Karl Brown
Screenplay