The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

1939 · Feature film · 64 min · dir. Nick Grindé

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

• Science Fiction
• Horror
• Crime

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Synopsis

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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Details

Director

Nick Grindé

Writer

Karl Brown

Cinematography

Benjamin H. Kline

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Released

1939-08-17

Running time

64 minutes

Cast & crew

• Nick Grindé Director
• Boris Karloff
• Lorna Gray
• Robert Wilcox
• Roger Pryor
• Don Beddoe
• Ann Doran
• Joe De Stefani
• Charles Trowbridge

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