The Man Who Wouldn't Die
An Empty Grave... A Cunning, Gunning Ghost... And Michael Shane!
1942 · 1h 5m · PASSED
Crime, Mystery
Directed by
Herbert I. Leeds
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Overview
A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
Director and cast
- Herbert I. Leeds Director
- Lloyd Nolan as Michael Shayne
- Marjorie Weaver as Catherine Wolff
- Helene Reynolds as Anna Wolff
- Henry Wilcoxon as Dr. Haggard
- Richard Derr as Roger Blake
- Paul Harvey as Dudley Wolff
- Billy Bevan as Phillips, the Butler
- Olin Howland as Chief of Police Jonathan Meek (as Olin Howlin)
- Robert Emmett Keane Cast
- LeRoy Mason Cast
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