The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

64 mins | Crime, Science Fiction, Horror | Aug. 17, 1939

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.

The Man They Could Not Hang

64 mins | Crime, Science Fiction, Horror | Aug. 17, 1939

The Man They Could Not Hang
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Man They Could Not Hang
Directors Nick Grinde
Writers George Wallace Sayre, Leslie T. White, Karl Brown

Cast

Boris Karloff

as Dr. Henryk Savaard

Lorna Gray

as Janet Savaard

Robert Wilcox

as 'Scoop' Foley

Roger Pryor

as District Attorney Drake

Don Beddoe

as Lieutenant Shane

Ann Doran

as Betty Crawford

Joe De Stefani

as Dr. Stoddard

Charles Trowbridge

as Judge Bowman

Byron Foulger

as Lang

Dick Curtis

as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

James Craig

as Juror Watkins

John Tyrrell

as Juror Sutton

George Anderson

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Druggist (uncredited)

Harlan Briggs

as Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)

Stanley Brown

as Bob Roberts (uncredited)

Flo Campbell

as Housewife (uncredited)

John Dilson

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

Carl Faulkner

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Juror (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

as Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Reporter (uncredited)

William Lally

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Perc Launders

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Larry Lund

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Ian Maclaren

as Priest (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

as Prison Official (uncredited)

Charles Miller

as Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Reporter (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

as Second Reporter (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

as Juror (uncredited)

Walter Sande

as Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)

Robert Sterling

as First Reporter (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

as Butler (uncredited)

Cyril Thornton

as Senior Butler (uncredited)