United States / Aug 17, 1939 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Trowbridge | Judge Bowman |
| Byron Foulger | Lang |
| Dick Curtis | Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney |
| James Craig | Juror Watkins |
| John Tyrrell | Juror Sutton |
| George Anderson | Prison Warden (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Druggist (uncredited) |
| Harlan Briggs | Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited) |
| Stanley Brown | Bob Roberts (uncredited) |
| Flo Campbell | Housewife (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | King - City Editor (uncredited) |
| Carl Faulkner | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Juror (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet | Cigar-Smoking Fat Juror (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Reporter (uncredited) |
| William Lally | Bailiff (uncredited) |
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| Perc Launders | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Larry Lund | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ian Maclaren | Priest (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | Prison Official (uncredited) |
| Charles Miller | Dr. Avery - Juror (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | Second Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Juror (uncredited) |
| Walter Sande | Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited) |
| Robert Sterling | First Reporter (uncredited) |
| Edward Thomas | Butler (uncredited) |
| Cyril Thornton | Senior Butler (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionHorrorCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Man They Could Not Hang |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 17 agosto 1939 |
| Production | Wallace MacDonald |
| Writer | Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre |
| Editing | William A. Lyon |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Assistant directors | Nick Grindé |
| Camera operators | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Additional photography | Benjamin H. Kline |
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| Music | R. H. Bassett, Joseph Nussbaum, Ben Oakland, George Parrish, Karol Rathaus, William Grant Still, Gregory Stone, Morris Stoloff |
| Sound | R. H. Bassett, Joseph Nussbaum, Ben Oakland, George Parrish, Karol Rathaus, William Grant Still, Gregory Stone, Morris Stoloff |
| Costume design | Clay Campbell |
| Makeup | Clay Campbell |
| Hairstyling | Clay Campbell |
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