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The Man They Could Not Hang

1939, Sci-fi, 1h 5m

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Movie Info

An executed man returns from the grave to seek revenge against the killers who framed him and sent him to the gallows.
  • Genre:
    Sci-fi
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Nick Grinde
  • Producer:
    Wallace MacDonald
  • Writer:
    Karl Brown
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Distributor:
    Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard
Lorna Gray
Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard
Robert Wilcox
Robert Wilcox
"Scoop" Foley
Roger Pryor
Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Police Lt. Shane
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Betty Crawford
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Lang
Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
James Craig
James Craig
Juror Watkins
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
Juror Sutton
Joe De Stefani
Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard
Nick Grinde
Nick Grinde
Director
Karl Brown
Karl Brown
Screenwriter
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald
Producer
Benjamin H. Kline
Benjamin H. Kline
Cinematographer
William A. Lyon
William A. Lyon
Film Editing
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Critic Reviews for The Man They Could Not Hang

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2)
Full Review… Frank S. Nugent New York Times Full Review… Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) Full Review… Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Full Review… Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Full Review… Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
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Audience Reviews for The Man They Could Not Hang

  • Oct 15, 2010
    This movie is unbelievable and kind of silly, but I liked it, it was a fun mad scientist movie with Karloff. There was really good suspense and a good actors.
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