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The Man They Could Not Hang

6.619391h 4mNRMovieScience FictionHorrorCrime

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.

DirectorNick Grindé
WritersGeorge Wallace Sayre·Leslie T. White
ProducerWallace MacDonald

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Cast · Directed by Nick Grindé

BKBoris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard
LGLorna Gray
Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard
RWRobert Wilcox
Robert Wilcox
'Scoop' Foley
RPRoger Pryor
Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake
DBDon Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Lieutenant Shane
ADAnn Doran
Ann Doran
Betty Crawford
JSJoe De Stefani
Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard
CTCharles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman
BFByron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Lang
DCDick Curtis
Dick Curtis
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
JCJames Craig
James Craig
Juror Watkins
JTJohn Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
Juror Sutton

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