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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

UNRATED 64 min  -  Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   17 August 1939 (USA)
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When Dr. Savaard's experiment in cryonics is interrupted by the short-sighted authorities, his volunteer dies, and he is condemned to death. He vows vengeance if he can survive his own hanging.

Director:

Nick Grinde

Writers:

Karl Brown (screenplay), George Wallace Sayre (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray and Robert Wilcox
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Boris Karloff ...
Lorna Gray Lorna Gray ...
Robert Wilcox Robert Wilcox ...
Roger Pryor Roger Pryor ...
Don Beddoe Don Beddoe ...
Ann Doran Ann Doran ...
Joe De Stefani Joe De Stefani ...
Charles Trowbridge Charles Trowbridge ...
Byron Foulger Byron Foulger ...
Dick Curtis Dick Curtis ...
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
James Craig James Craig ...
Juror Watkins
John Tyrrell John Tyrrell ...
Juror Sutton
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Storyline

Mad Scientist, Dr. Henryk Savaard, is obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. The police are alerted of Savaard's activities by his assistant's girlfriend. Savaard is arrested, convicted and sentenced to hang. He vows revenge on the judge, jury and district attorney. After the hanging, his assistant claims Savaard's body and uses Savaard's technique on it. Savaard is brought back to life. Now he can seek sweet revenge on his prosecutors. Written by Kelly  

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Plot Keywords:

Hanging | Revenge | Experiment | Cryonics | Mad Scientist  | See more »

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Boris Karloff dares you to see this holocaust of horror! See more »

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Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Celui qui a tué la mort See more »

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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 12 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Henryk Savaard: You who have condemned me, I know your kind. Your forbears poisoned Socrates, burned Joan of Arc, hanged, tortured all those whose offense was to bring light into darkness. For you to condemn me in my work is a crime so shameful that the judgement of history will be against you for all the years to come!
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References The Ninth Guest (1934) See more »