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.
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The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1939 American horror film directed by Nick Grinde from a screenplay by Karl Brown.It follows star Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard, a scientist, is wrongfully convicted of murder and executed. After being revived by his assistant, he seeks revenge on the jurors who sentenced him, trapping them in his house and killing them one by one while revealing his ability to come back from the dead.
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- Director
- Nick Grindé
- Starring
- Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor, Don Beddoe, Ann Doran, Joe De Stefani, Charles Trowbridge
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