The Man They Could Not Hang
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.
Release Date
August 17, 1939Runtime
64 minRating
NRDirected by
Nick GrindéScreenplay by
Karl BrownStory by
Leslie T. White, George Wallace SayreLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk SavaardLorna Gray
Janet SavaardRobert Wilcox
'Scoop' FoleyRoger Pryor
District Attorney DrakeDon Beddoe
Lieutenant ShaneAnn Doran
Betty CrawfordJoe De Stefani
Dr. StoddardCharles Trowbridge
Judge BowmanByron Foulger
LangDick Curtis
Jury Foreman Clifford KearneyJames Craig
Juror WatkinsJohn Tyrrell
Juror SuttonStanley Blystone
Prison Guard (uncredited)Sam Ash
Druggist (uncredited)Harlan Briggs
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)Stanley Brown
Bob Roberts (uncredited)John Dilson
King - City Editor (uncredited)Chuck Hamilton
Juror (uncredited)Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter (uncredited)Bob Reeves
Juror (uncredited)Walter Sande
Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)Robert Sterling
First Reporter (uncredited)Images
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