The Man They Could Not Hang

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NR,1hr 10min

Genre:

Horror

Released:

August 17, 1939

Starring:

Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor ... More

Synopsis: A scientist's greatest invention proves to be his darkest curse in this thriller that was part of Columbia and star Boris Karloff's "mad doctor" series. Karloff stars as Dr. Henryk Savaard, a brilliant heart expert who has created a pump that will allow him to place a patient in a state of death so that vital organs can be replaced with few problems. His first experiment on a human quickly goes awry when his nurse Betty (Ann Doran) sends for the police. The experiment is interrupted leaving the young ... Full Synopsis

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	Patrick Legare, AMG Review Boris Karloff is at it again in this horror film that marked one of four "mad scientist" collaborations between the actor and Columbia Pictures (The Man With Nine Lives, Before I Hang, and The Devil Commands were the others). Director Nick Grinde helmed three of the four. The simplistic plot has Karloff as a benevolent heart doctor whose greatest creation -- an artificial heart pump -- lands him on ... Read Review

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	Lorna Gray Janet Saavard, Janet Savaard Robert Wilcox Scoop Foley Roger Pryor District Attorney Drake Don Beddoe Lieutenant Shane