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  • The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
  • Unrated
    64 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Unrated
64 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

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.
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Director
Nick Grinde (as Nick Grindé)
Writers
Karl Brown (screenplay) | Leslie T. White (story) | George Wallace Sayre (story) (as George W. Sayre)
Cinematographer
Benjamin H. Kline (as Benjamin Kline)
Editor
William A. Lyon (as William Lyon)
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Updated Aug 17, 1939

Release date
Aug 17, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard Dr. Henryk Savaard   See fewer
Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard Janet Savaard   See fewer
Robert Wilcox
'Scoop' Foley 'Scoop' Foley   See fewer
Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake District Attorney Drake   See fewer
Don Beddoe
Lieutenant Shane Lieutenant Shane   See fewer
Ann Doran
Betty Crawford Betty Crawford   See fewer
Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard (as Joseph De Stefani) Dr. Stoddard (as Joseph De Stefani)   See fewer
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman Judge Bowman   See fewer
Dick Curtis
Kearney Kearney   See fewer
James Craig
Watkins Watkins   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Sutton Sutton   See fewer
George Anderson
Prison Warden (uncredited) Prison Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Ash
Druggist (uncredited) Druggist (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Bagley
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Harlan Briggs
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited) Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Brown
Bob Roberts (uncredited) Bob Roberts (uncredited)   See fewer
Flo Campbell
Housewife (uncredited) Housewife (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dilson
King - City Editor (uncredited) King - City Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Evans
Attorney (uncredited) Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Faulkner
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Haines
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
William Lally
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Perc Launders
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Lund
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Maclaren
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McAvoy
Prison Official (uncredited) Prison Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Miller
Dr. Avery (uncredited) Dr. Avery (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklin Parker
Second Reporter (uncredited) Second Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Quinn
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Sande
Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited) Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Sterling
First Reporter (uncredited) First Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Thomas
Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Thornton
Senior Butler (uncredited) Senior Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
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