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The Man They Could Not Hang 1939
 | 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 Cast
| Boris Karloff | - | Dr. Henryk Savaard |
| Lorna Gray | - | Janet Savaard |
| Robert Wilcox | - | 'Scoop' Foley |
| Roger Pryor | - | District Attorney Drake |
| Don Beddoe | - | Police Lt. Shane |
| Ann Doran | - | Betty Crawford |
| Joe De Stefani | - | Dr. Stoddard |
| Charles Trowbridge | - | Judge Bowman |
Film Trivia
Shooting lasted from June 27-July 12, 1939, released Aug. 17.
A photo of Boris Karloff as character Dr. Henryk Savaard was used 2 years later as background image for a lobby card for The Devil Commands (1941).
Part of the Son of Shock package of 20 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original Shock Theater release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 11 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.