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Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.
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Aug 17, 1939
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Boris Karloff
Dr. Henryk Savaard
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Lorna Gray
Janet Savaard
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Robert Wilcox
'Scoop' Foley
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Roger Pryor
District Attorney Drake
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Don Beddoe
Lieutenant Shane
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Ann Doran
Betty Crawford
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Joe De Stefani
Dr. Stoddard
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Charles Trowbridge
Judge Bowman
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Byron Foulger
Lang
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Dick Curtis
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
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James Craig
Juror Watkins
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John Tyrrell
Juror Sutton
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George Anderson
Prison Warden (uncredited)
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Stanley Blystone
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Sam Ash
Druggist (uncredited)
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Harlan Briggs
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
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Stanley Brown
Bob Roberts (uncredited)
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Flo Campbell
Housewife (uncredited)
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John Dilson
King - City Editor (uncredited)
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Carl Faulkner
Bailiff (uncredited)
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