The Man They Could Not Hang

"TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!"

Aug 17 1939 Approved 1h 4m
Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

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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Plot

Mad scientist Dr. Henryk Savaard is obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. The police are alerted to Savaard's activities, however, and Savaard is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to hang. He vows revenge on the judge, jury, and district attorney. After the hanging, his assistant claims the corpse and uses Savaard's technique to bring the doctor back to life. Now the mad scientist can seek sweet revenge on his perceived "enemies".

Written by

Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre

Directed by

Nick Grinde

Cast

Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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