The Man They Could Not Hang
TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!
1939 | 64m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Nick Grindé |
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| Writer: | Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Aug 17, 1939 |
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| Director: | Nick Grindé |
| Writer: | Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror, Crime |
| Keywords | experiment, death sentence, revenge, murder, reanimation, mad scientist, back from the dead, police raid, heart transplant, artificial heart, father daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | Dr. Henryk Savaard |
| Lorna Gray | Janet Savaard |
| Robert Wilcox | 'Scoop' Foley |
| Roger Pryor | District Attorney Drake |
| Don Beddoe | Lieutenant Shane |
| Ann Doran | Betty Crawford |
| Joe De Stefani | Dr. Stoddard |
| Charles Trowbridge | Judge Bowman |
| Byron Foulger | Lang |
| Dick Curtis | Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney |
| James Craig | Juror Watkins |
| John Tyrrell | Juror Sutton |
| George Anderson | Prison Warden (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Druggist (uncredited) |
| Harlan Briggs | Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited) |
| Stanley Brown | Bob Roberts (uncredited) |
| Flo Campbell | Housewife (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | King - City Editor (uncredited) |
| Carl Faulkner | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Juror (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet | Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Reporter (uncredited) |
| William Lally | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Perc Launders | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Larry Lund | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ian Maclaren | Priest (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | Prison Official (uncredited) |
| Charles Miller | Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | Second Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Juror (uncredited) |
| Walter Sande | Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited) |
| Robert Sterling | First Reporter (uncredited) |
| Edward Thomas | Butler (uncredited) |
| Cyril Thornton | Senior Butler (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nick Grindé | Director |
| Benjamin H. Kline | Director of Photography |
| William A. Lyon | Editor |
| Karl Brown | Screenplay |
| Leslie T. White | Story |
| George Wallace Sayre | Story |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| R. H. Bassett | Music |
| Joseph Nussbaum | Music |
| Ben Oakland | Music |
| George Parrish | Music |
| Karol Rathaus | Music |
| William Grant Still | Music |
| Gregory Stone | Music |
| Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wallace MacDonald | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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