The Man They Could Not Hang
mild violence, threat, death references
Director(s)Nick Grinde
Production year1939
Genre(s)Horror, Drama
Approx. running minutes65m
CastBoris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor, Don Beddoe, Ann Doran, Joe De Stefani, Charles Trowbridge, Byron Foulger, Dick Curtis, Nick Grinde, Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre, Benjamin H. Kline, William A. Lyon
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 respons ...
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.
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.
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 year1939
Genre(s)Horror, Drama
Approx. running minutes65m
CastBoris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor, Don Beddoe, Ann Doran, Joe De Stefani, Charles Trowbridge, Byron Foulger, Dick Curtis, Nick Grinde, Karl Brown, Leslie T. White, George Wallace Sayre, Benjamin H. Kline, William A. Lyon
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.
