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The Man They Could Not Hang

66 %|Aug 17, 1939|Science Fiction, Horror, Crime

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.

Featured Crew

Wallace MacDonald
Producer
Nick Grindé
Director
Benjamin H. Kline
Director of Photography
William A. Lyon
Editor
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
Gregory Stone
Music
R. H. Bassett
Music
George Parrish
Music

Cast

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