Before I Hang (1940)
Popularity2.5/5
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Directors
Nick Grinde
Cast
Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett, Edward Van Sloan
The story
Dr. John Garth is on trial for murder after performing a mercy killing on an elderly friend. In the trial, he reveals that he had been researching a cure for aging but had not had time to perfect it before his friend's pain became unbearable.
Genres
Horror, horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film
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