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The Man They Could Not Hang is the first in a series of four similarly-themed but otherwise unrelated horror films produced by Columbia Pictures, all starring Karloff, informally known as the "Mad Doctor Cycle." It was followed by The Man with Nine Lives, Before I Hang (both 1940), [3] and The Devil Commands (1941).
The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1934 Australian film directed by Raymond Longford about the life of John Babbacombe Lee, whose story had been filmed previously in 1912 and 1921. These silent films were called "one of the greatest box-office features that ever came out of this country."
The Man They Could Not Hang - A. S. Walker ISBN 185821243X; The Secret of the Babbacombe Murder: The Mysterious Case of John Lee 'The Man They Could Not Hang' - Mike Holgate (1995) ISBN 1872640346; The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee - History Press, Mike Holgate, Ian David Waugh (1939, 2005, 2007) ISBN 9780750936538
You could not produce anything of the kind at that figure. The wonderful drawing power of the title must be borne in mind." [23] The film appears to have been first screened at the Alhambra Theatre in Sydney in late October 1912 under the title In the Shadow of the Scaffold, or The Man They Could Not Hang and it was 3,000 feet long. [24] [25] [26]
The Life Story of John Lee, or the Man They Could Not Hang is a 1921 Australian silent film based on the true life story of John "Babbacombe Lee. It is a remake of a 1912 film with some extra scenes of Lee's childhood. [2] Unlike many silent Australian films, a copy of the movie exists.
From retrospective reviews, Tony Rayns reviewed the film in Sight & Sound as part of the Karloff at Columbia Blu-ray set. Rayns compared the films to The Black Room, The Man They Could Not Hang, The Man With Nine Lives, Before I Hang, and The Boogie Man Will Get You noting that stand out of the set was The Devil Commands. with "Karloff denouncing fake spiritualists and seeking a scientific way ...
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The Man They Could Not Hang is a 1939 American horror film starring Boris Karloff. The Man They Could Not Hang may also refer to: John Babbacombe Lee, an Englishman also known as "The Man They Could Not Hang" The Man They Could Not Hang, a 1911 play based on Lee's life