A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
Olin Howland
- Chief of Police Jonathan Meek
- (as Olin Howlin)
Harry Carter
- Call Boy
- (uncredited)
Mary Field
- Maid
- (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
- Gus aka The Great Merlini
- (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
- Peggy - the Cook
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe $300 Kay gives Mike for taking the case is over $4,700 in 2019.
- GoofsWhen Shayne confronts Dudley Wolff, his wife and Dunning in the den, he refers to Wolff's partner buried "last night in the woods". That was actually two nights before, as the previous night was the one when Dr Haggard got killed.
- Quotes
Anna Wolff: [offering a drink] Would you care for something to warm you up?
Catherine Wolff: I was on the wagon, but I'll think I'll step off and give my seat to a gentleman.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Just Off Broadway (1942)
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Detective Shayne helps out an old girlfriend, following some mysterious happenings at her family mansion.
That Gothic opening is a real grabber. So what's going on with guys that are digging a nighttime grave in the middle of a storm with a sinister mansion in the background. It takes the rest of the 60-minutes to find out. Speaking of spooky effects, there're also the two glowing eyes in the dark looming over an hysterical Cathy (Weaver). No wonder she screams bloody murder.
But these creepy effects, along with the ever-reliable Lloyd Nolan as Shayne are probably the best parts of a sometimes murky narrative. The whodunit part is treated rather casually; at the same time, maybe you can figure out the solution-- I got lost. But that's okay, because the Shayne series depended more on characters than mystery. Here, Nolan and Weaver spark the proceedings with some lively dialog, including some surprisingly suggestive bedroom banter. Include Olin Howland as the addled hayseed sheriff, plus an ambulatory corpse, and it all adds up to an entertaining, if unexceptional, series entry.
That Gothic opening is a real grabber. So what's going on with guys that are digging a nighttime grave in the middle of a storm with a sinister mansion in the background. It takes the rest of the 60-minutes to find out. Speaking of spooky effects, there're also the two glowing eyes in the dark looming over an hysterical Cathy (Weaver). No wonder she screams bloody murder.
But these creepy effects, along with the ever-reliable Lloyd Nolan as Shayne are probably the best parts of a sometimes murky narrative. The whodunit part is treated rather casually; at the same time, maybe you can figure out the solution-- I got lost. But that's okay, because the Shayne series depended more on characters than mystery. Here, Nolan and Weaver spark the proceedings with some lively dialog, including some surprisingly suggestive bedroom banter. Include Olin Howland as the addled hayseed sheriff, plus an ambulatory corpse, and it all adds up to an entertaining, if unexceptional, series entry.
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- dougdoepke
- May 10, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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By what name was The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) officially released in India in English?
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