The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-08-17 United States of America 64 Min. PG-13
6.6 45 votes
Science Fiction, Horror, Crime

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff is Dr. Henryk Savaard
Dr. Henryk Savaard
Lorna Gray is Janet Savaard
Janet Savaard
Robert Wilcox is 'Scoop' Foley
'Scoop' Foley
Roger Pryor is District Attorney Drake
District Attorney Drake
Don Beddoe is Lieutenant Shane
Lieutenant Shane
Ann Doran is Betty Crawford
Betty Crawford
Joe De Stefani is Dr. Stoddard
Dr. Stoddard
Charles Trowbridge is Judge Bowman
Judge Bowman
Byron Foulger is Lang
Lang
Dick Curtis is Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
James Craig is Juror Watkins
Juror Watkins
John Tyrrell is Juror Sutton
Juror Sutton
George Anderson is Prison Warden (uncredited)
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone is Prison Guard (uncredited)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sam Ash is Druggist (uncredited)
Druggist (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs is Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
Stanley Brown is Bob Roberts (uncredited)
Bob Roberts (uncredited)
Flo Campbell is Housewife (uncredited)
Housewife (uncredited)
John Dilson is King - City Editor (uncredited)
King - City Editor (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner is Bailiff (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton is Juror (uncredited)
Juror (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet is Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited)
Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
William Lally is Bailiff (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Perc Launders is Bailiff (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Larry Lund is Court Clerk (uncredited)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ian Maclaren is Priest (uncredited)
Priest (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy is Prison Official (uncredited)
Prison Official (uncredited)
Charles Miller is Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited)
Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin Parker is Second Reporter (uncredited)
Second Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Quinn is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Reeves is Juror (uncredited)
Juror (uncredited)
Walter Sande is Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)
Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)
Robert Sterling is First Reporter (uncredited)
First Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Thomas is Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton is Senior Butler (uncredited)
Senior Butler (uncredited)

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