The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

ALL 08/17/1939 (en) Science Fiction, Horror, Crime 64 Min
  • Release
    08/17/1939
  • Production
    Columbia Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    The Man They Could Not Hang
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Nick Grindé

    Director



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Casts

  1. Boris Karloff

    Dr. Henryk Savaard

  2. Lorna Gray

    Janet Savaard

  3. Robert Wilcox

    'Scoop' Foley

  4. Roger Pryor

    District Attorney Drake

  5. Don Beddoe

    Lieutenant Shane

  6. Ann Doran

    Betty Crawford

  7. Joe De Stefani

    Dr. Stoddard

  8. Charles Trowbridge

    Judge Bowman

  9. Byron Foulger

    Lang

  10. Dick Curtis

    Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

  11. James Craig

    Juror Watkins

  12. John Tyrrell

    Juror Sutton

  13. George Anderson

    Prison Warden (uncredited)

  14. Stanley Blystone

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

  15. Sam Ash

    Druggist (uncredited)

  16. Harlan Briggs

    Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)

  17. Stanley Brown

    Bob Roberts (uncredited)

  18. Flo Campbell

    Housewife (uncredited)

  19. John Dilson

    King - City Editor (uncredited)

  20. Carl Faulkner

    Bailiff (uncredited)

  21. Chuck Hamilton

    Juror (uncredited)

  22. Frank Jaquet

    Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited)

  23. Kenner G. Kemp

    Reporter (uncredited)

  24. William Lally

    Bailiff (uncredited)

  25. Perc Launders

    Bailiff (uncredited)

  26. Larry Lund

    Court Clerk (uncredited)

  27. Ian Maclaren

    Priest (uncredited)

  28. Charles McAvoy

    Prison Official (uncredited)

  29. Charles Miller

    Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited)

  30. Bert Moorhouse

    Reporter (uncredited)

  31. Franklin Parker

    Second Reporter (uncredited)

  32. Tom Quinn

    Reporter (uncredited)

  33. Bob Reeves

    Juror (uncredited)

  34. Walter Sande

    Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)

  35. Robert Sterling

    First Reporter (uncredited)

  36. Edward Thomas

    Butler (uncredited)

  37. Cyril Thornton

    Senior Butler (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 37 , Crews : 16

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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) 64 Min

ALL 08/17/1939 (en)
Science Fiction, Horror, Crime
  • Release 08/17/1939
  • Production
    Columbia Pictures
  • Original title The Man They Could Not Hang
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Nick Grindé

    Director

  2. Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre

    Story

  3. William A. Lyon

    Editor

  4. Wallace MacDonald

    Producer