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The Man They Could Not Hang is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Nick Grinde released in USA on 17 august 1939 with Boris Karloff
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
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Add to a movie listThe Man They Could Not Hang is a (1939) low-budget horror film produced by Columbia Pictures, directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard. The supporting cast features Lorna Gray and Ann Doran.
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Dr. Savaard is obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. A young medical student offers his services to him, but before he can bring him back to life, Savaard is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to hang. He vows revenge on the judge and the jury before his hanging. His assistant claims his body and revives him by using his technique. The vengeful Savaard goes on a killing spree.Actors
Boris Karloff
(Dr. Henryk Savaard)
Lorna Gray
(Janet Savaard)
Robert Wilcox
('Scoop' Foley)
Roger Pryor
(District Attorney Drake)
Roger Pryor
(Dist. Atty. Drake)
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