The Man They Could Not Hang

1939 film by Nick Grinde
Movie film Q7749904
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The Man They Could Not Hang

Summary

The Man They Could Not Hang is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man They Could Not Hang's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang was directed by Nick Grinde[4].
  • Karl Brown wrote the screenplay for The Man They Could Not Hang[5].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's genre is horror film[6].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Boris Karloff[7].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Lorna Gray[8].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Don Beddoe[9].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Ann Doran[10].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Byron Foulger[11].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was James Craig[12].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Charles Trowbridge[13].
  • A cast member of The Man They Could Not Hang was Roger Pryor[14].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang was produced by Wallace MacDonald[15].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[16].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's director of photography is recorded as Benjamin H. Kline[17].
  • The original language of The Man They Could Not Hang was English[18].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's Commons category is recorded as The Man They Could Not Hang[19].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's review score is recorded as 67%[21].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's review score is recorded as 6.8/10[22].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang was published on January 1, 1939[25].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's distributed by is recorded as Columbia Pictures[26].
  • The Man They Could Not Hang's film editor is recorded as William Lyon[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Man They Could Not Hang was produced by Wallace MacDonald[15]. It was directed by Nick Grinde[4]. Karl Brown wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Boris Karloff[7], Lorna Gray[8], Don Beddoe[9], Ann Doran[10], Byron Foulger[11], and James Craig[12].

Publication

The Man They Could Not Hang was published on January 1, 1939[25]. The original language of it was English[18]. Its genre is horror film[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Reception

Reviews include 67%[21] and 6.8/10[22].

Why It Matters

The Man They Could Not Hang ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Producer Wallace MacDonald
    Publication date +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
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