The Man Who Wouldn't Die

Unrated

4/27/19421h 5m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ An Empty Grave... A Cunning, Gunning Ghost... And Michael Shane! ~

Overview:

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

Director:

Herbert I. Leeds

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

detective
stepdaughter
stepmother

Cast

Lloyd Nolan

~ as ~

Michael Shayne

Marjorie Weaver

~ as ~

Catherine Wolff

Helene Reynolds

~ as ~

Anna Wolff

Henry Wilcoxon

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Dr. Haggard

Richard Derr

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Roger Blake

Paul Harvey

~ as ~

Dudley Wolff

Billy Bevan

~ as ~

Phillips

Olin Howland

~ as ~

Jonathan Meek

Robert Emmett Keane

~ as ~

Alfred Dunning

LeRoy Mason

~ as ~

Zorah Bey

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
We start with a sinister scene in the grounds on an eerie country mansion. A burial - but of whom, and why in the dead of night? Well, it doesn't take us long to find out why and soon daughter of the house "Cathy" (Marjorie Weaver) engages the services of the sleuthing "Shayne" (Lloyd Nolan) to find out just what is going on. Have Burke & Hare moved into the neighbourhood? Snag for "Cathy" - her wealthy father "Dudley" (Paul Harvey) is no fan of cops, so the two have to pretend that they are... married...! Maybe not the easiest of disguises but as the story gathers pace there develops quite a fun dynamic between the two trying to stay one step ahead of their increasingly sophisticated and menacing nemesis. It's quite a decent little crime-noir, with a gradually accruing sense of menace helped by the basic, but effective, dark photography and some quite clever close ups on the eyes of our perpetrator (almost Karloff-esque, at times). The denouement is a touch far-fetched, but there's enough in the story to keep in interesting for an hour.