

The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 · 64 min · Science Fiction, Horror, CrimeNR
TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!
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.
- Director
- Nick Grindé
- Writers
- Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre
- Released
- August 17, 1939
- Language
- English
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
Where to watch in the US
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