The Man They Could Not Hang
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Genres Horror, Black-and-white Country United States | 6.8/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17) (North America)November 1947 (1947-11) (North America rerelease) Cast (Dr. Henryk Savaard), (Janet Savaard), (Scoop Foley), (District Attorney Drake), (Police Lt. Shane), (Betty Crawford) Similar movies Boris Karloff appears in The Man They Could Not Hang and The Walking Dead Tagline TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1939 horror film, the first of three similarly-plotted titles 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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Plot
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.
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Release
The film has been released on VHS by Sony Pictures. It is also included in the "Icons of Horror - Boris Karloff" DVD, released in 2006.
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