Movie

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!”

★ 6.7(48)19391h 4m

Science Fiction Horror Crime

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Director: Nick Grindé
Release date: 1939-08-17
Runtime: 1h 4m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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About The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1939 movie in the Science Fiction, Horror and Crime genres, directed by Nick Grindé, starring Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray and Robert Wilcox. It has a runtime of 1 hour 4 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.7/10 from 48 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Man They Could Not Hang in Poland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

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

Themes & keywords

experimentdeath sentencemad scientistrevengemurderreanimationback from the deadpolice raidheart transplantartificial heartfather daughter relationship