---
title: 'The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nick Grinde'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 64
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-they-could-not-hang-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031614/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

1939 · 64 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1939 American horror film directed by Nick Grinde from a screenplay by Karl Brown. It stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard, a scientist who develops a procedure for bringing the dead back to life. When he is arrested and sentenced to be executed for murdering a young medical student who volunteered to be killed to test the procedure, Savaard vows retribution on the individuals responsible. Alongside Karloff, the film's cast includes Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, and Roger Pryor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nick Grinde](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-grinde)
- **Screenplay:** [Karl Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-brown)
- **Producer:** [Wallace MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-macdonald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Benjamin H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-h-kline)
- **Editor:** [William Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lyon)

## Cast

- [Byron Foulger](https://cinepixo.com/people/byron-foulger)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff)
- [Roger Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-pryor)
- [James Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-craig)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Don Beddoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-beddoe)
- [Lorna Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorna-gray)

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