Movie: The Man Who Returned to Life

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Howard
John Howard

David Hampton Jameson

Lucile Fairbanks
Lucile Fairbanks

Jane Meadows Bishop

Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford

Beth Beebe

Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon

Minerva Sunday

Marcella Martin
Marcella Martin

Daphne Turner

Roger Clark
Roger Clark

Harland Walker

Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle

Clyde Beebe

Clancy Cooper
Clancy Cooper

Clem Beebe

Helen MacKellar
Helen MacKellar

Ma Beebe

Kenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald

Officer Fosse

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  • Overview

    An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.

  • Release Date

    1942-02-05

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Three Women Paying the Price for Loving Him! A Man About to Hang for "Murdering" Him!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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