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The Man They Could Not Hang

1939·1h 4m·Approved
CrimeHorrorSci-Fi
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
2,232 votes

When Dr. Savaard's experiment in cryonics is interrupted by the short-sighted authorities, his volunteer dies, and he is condemned to death. He vows vengeance if he can survive his own hanging.

The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1939 crime horror movie directed by Nick Grinde, starring Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Roger Pryor. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 2,232 votes and runs 1h 4m.

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Director
Nick Grinde
Stars
Boris Karloff
Lorna Gray
Roger Pryor
Robert Wilcox
Details
1939-08-17
64 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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