The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-08-17
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Horror, Crime
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nick Grindé, Karl Brown
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 49 votes
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard
- Lorna Gray as Janet Savaard
- Robert Wilcox as 'Scoop' Foley
- Roger Pryor as District Attorney Drake
- Don Beddoe as Lieutenant Shane
- Ann Doran as Betty Crawford
- Joe De Stefani as Dr. Stoddard
- Charles Trowbridge as Judge Bowman
- Byron Foulger as Lang
- Dick Curtis as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
- James Craig as Juror Watkins
- John Tyrrell as Juror Sutton