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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
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17 August 1939 (USA)
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TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE...from a doctor serving humanity into a demon filled with hate...and terrorizing blood-lust! more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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You Have Fifteen Minutes Left To Live...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Boris Karloff | ... | Dr. Henryk Savaard |
 | Lorna Gray | ... | Janet Savaard |
| Robert Wilcox | ... | Scoop Foley |
| Roger Pryor | ... | District Attorney Drake |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Police Lt. Shane |
| Ann Doran | ... | Betty Crawford |
| Joe De Stefani | ... | Dr. Stoddard |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Judge Bowman |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Dr. Lang |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney |
| James Craig | ... | Juror Watkins |
| John Tyrrell | ... | Juror Sutton |
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64 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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UK:H (cut) |
USA:Unrated
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Dr. Henryk Savaard:
Always remember I offered you life, and you gave me death!
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References The Ninth Guest (1934)
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Karloff plays Dr. Saavard, a scientist involved in creating an artificial heart and hopefully the means to extend life and perhaps realize immortality. A young man offers his services to him, and accidentally dies. Karloff is brought to trial, convicted and hung. He comes back(as we new he would from the name of the title) and seeks revenge on all those responsible for his "death." The story is fairly conventional and routine, but there are some splendid moments in the house of Karloff menacing his "guests" and letting each one know how long he or she has to live. The only real complaint I have deals with the ending which just cuts the tension that had been built up. The ending is rather make-shift and really spoiled the mood earlier created.