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!"

1939 1h 4m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 49

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard
Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard
Robert Wilcox
'Scoop' Foley
Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake
Don Beddoe
Lieutenant Shane
Ann Doran
Betty Crawford
Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Grindé
Writers: Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Grindé, shot by Benjamin H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Boris Karloff and Lorna Gray and Robert Wilcox carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nick Grindé directs. Benjamin H. Kline behind the camera. William A. Lyon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Nick Grindé, shot by Benjamin H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Boris Karloff and Lorna Gray and Robert Wilcox carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!".
7IMDB entry: tt0031614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "experiment", "death sentence", "mad scientist", "revenge".