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The Man Who Returned to Life

The Man Who Returned to Life

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

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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.

Directed by Lew Landers
Written by Gordon Rigby, Samuel W. Taylor
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

presumed dead

About The Man Who Returned to Life

The Man Who Returned to Life is a action, crime, drama film released in 1942 exploring themes of presumed dead. Directed by Lew Landers, it stars John Howard, Lucile Fairbanks, Ruth Ford. An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.

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