Before I Hang (1940)
Before I Hang (1940)
Beware! When Karloff stops the clock, your hour has come!
A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.

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Cast

Boris Karloff Boris Karloff As: Dr. John Garth
Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Keyes As: Martha Garth
Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett As: Dr. Paul Ames
Don Beddoe Don Beddoe As: Capt. McGraw
Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan As: Dr. Ralph Howard
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Storyline

A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.


Tagline: Beware! When Karloff stops the clock, your hour has come!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

Language: English

Release Date: 17 September 1940

Country: US

Runtime: 62m

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. John Garth

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Martha Garth

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Dr. Paul Ames

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Capt. McGraw

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Dr. Ralph Howard

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Warden Thompson

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Victor Sondini

Wright Kramer

Wright Kramer

George Wharton

Bertram Marburgh

Bertram Marburgh

Stephen Barclay

Robert Fiske

Robert Fiske

District Attorney

Frank Richards

Frank Richards

Otto Kron - Convict

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Anson, Prison Guard

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Governor Prentiss

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Dr. Nichols

Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske

Mandish

George McKay

George McKay

Reardon

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

Sanders

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Patrolman Olson

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Judge Braden

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Cousel at Defense Table

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Courtroom Spectator

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Courtroom Spectator

Stanley Brown

Stanley Brown

Prison Gate Guard

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

Guard

James T. Mack

James T. Mack

Butler

Gohr Van Vleck

Gohr Van Vleck

Police Dispatcher

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Costume and Makeup

Clay Campbell

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist

Sound

Morris Stoloff

Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Benjamin H. Kline

Benjamin H. Kline

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lionel Banks

Lionel Banks

Art Direction

Other Crew

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