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The Man Who Wouldn't Die(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-04-27
64%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 5m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Marjorie Weaver
Catherine Wolff
Helene Reynolds
Anna Wolff
Henry Wilcoxon
Dr. Haggard
Richard Derr
Roger Blake
Paul Harvey
Dudley Wolff
Billy Bevan
Phillips
Olin Howland
Jonathan Meek
Robert Emmett Keane
Alfred Dunning
LeRoy Mason
Zorah Bey
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