Crime ·Mystery · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 5m

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

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Director
Herbert I. Leeds
Cast
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
Crew
Joseph MacDonald — Director of Photography Fred Allen — Editor David Raksin — Original Music Composer Arnaud d'Usseau — Screenplay Clayton Rawson — Novel Herschel McCoy — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Herbert I. Leeds Director Joseph MacDonald Director of Photography Fred Allen Editor David Raksin Original Music Composer Arnaud d'Usseau Screenplay Clayton Rawson Novel Herschel McCoy Costume Design
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