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The Man They Could Not Hang

1939 · 64 min

A brisk, shadowy old-dark-house revenge thriller with a brooding Karloff and a grimly satisfying trap-by-trap tension.

Directed by
Nick Grindé
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Crime
Starring
Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox
Tagline
TRANSFORMED BY THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE... from a doctor serving humanity, into a demon filled with hate and terrorizing blood-lust!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Nick Grindé
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Crime
Starring
Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • madness
  • death
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction, horror, crime
Directed by
Nick Grindé
Written by
Karl Brown
Starring
Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor, Don Beddoe, Ann Doran, Joe De Stefani, Charles Trowbridge
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline
Runtime
64 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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