• Director(s)

    Nick Grinde

  • Production Year

    1939

  • Genre(s)

    Horror, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    65m

  • Cast

    Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox

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Film

The Man They Could Not Hang

mild violence, threat, death references

THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG is a 1939 horror drama in which a surgeon condemned to death vows vengeance on those responsible for his sentence.…

THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG is a 1939 horror drama in which a surgeon condemned to death vows vengeance on those responsible for his sentence.

violence
People are briefly electrocuted after touching an electrified grille. A man is stabbed through the ear. There is no injury detail.
threat and horror
People trapped inside a house are threatened with death by the vengeful surgeon.
theme
There are several references to death and resurrection, including to death by judicial hanging.
additional issues
There are scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes and pipes, and which reflect the time period in which the film was made.

  • Director(s)

    Nick Grinde

  • Production Year

    1939

  • Genre(s)

    Horror, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    65m

  • Cast

    Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox

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One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

Classified Date:
02/10/1939
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Picture Corp. Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
mild violence, threat, death references
Classified Date:
09/04/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
People are briefly electrocuted after touching an electrified grille. A man is stabbed through the ear. There is no injury detail.
threat and horror
People trapped inside a house are threatened with death by the vengeful surgeon.
theme
There are several references to death and resurrection, including to death by judicial hanging.
additional issues
There are scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes and pipes, and which reflect the time period in which the film was made.

  • Classified date

    09/04/2021