Before I Hang 84 years old
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.
Credits
Before I Hang Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edmund Mortimer He was 66, 69 years old when he died | as Courtroom Spectator |
| Boris Karloff He was 52, 81 years old when he died | as Dr. John Garth |
| Ernie Adams He was 55, 62 years old when he died | as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly |
| Edward Van Sloan He was 57, 81 years old when he died | as Dr. Ralph Howard |
| Kenneth MacDonald He was 39, 70 years old when he died | as Anson, Prison Guard |
| Evelyn Keyes She was 23, 91 years old when she died | as Martha Garth |
| Don Beddoe He was 37, 87 years old when he died | as Capt. McGraw |
| George McKay He was 56, 61 years old when he died | as Reardon |
| James T. Mack He was 69, 77 years old when he died | as Butler |
| Frederick Burton He was 68, 86 years old when he died | as Governor Prentiss |
| Pedro de Cordoba He was 58, 68 years old when he died | as Victor Sondini |
| Charles Trowbridge He was 58, 85 years old when he died | as Judge Braden |
| John Tyrrell He was 39, 48 years old when he died | as Sanders |
| Bert Moorhouse He was 45, 59 years old when he died | as Cousel at Defense Table |
| Robert Fiske He was 50, 54 years old when he died | as District Attorney |
| Stanley Brown He was 59, 1 years old when he died | as Prison Gate Guard |
| Ben Taggart He was 51, 57 years old when he died | as Warden Thompson |
| Jack Cheatham He was 45, 76 years old when he died | as Patrolman Olson |
| Eddie Laughton He was 37, 48 years old when he died | as Guard |
| Edward Earle He was 58, 90 years old when he died | as Dr. Nichols |
| Bruce Bennett He was 34, 100 years old when he died | as Dr. Paul Ames |
| Frank Richards He was 31, 82 years old when he died | as Otto Kron - Convict |
| Richard Fiske He was 24, 28 years old when he died | as Mandish |
| Sam Harris (Australian actor) was 63, 92 years old when died | as Courtroom Spectator |
Before I Hang Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Charles Nelson as Editor. He was 39 (95) years old when He died | Editing |
| Lionel Banks as Art Direction. He was 39 (48) years old when He died | Art |
| Nick Grinde as Director. He was 47 (86) years old when He died | Directing |
| Benjamin H. Kline as Director of Photography. He was 46 (79) years old when He died | Camera |
| Karl Brown as Story. He was 43 (93) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Hardy Andrews as Story. He was 36 (73) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Hardy Andrews as Screenplay. He was 36 (73) years old when He died | Writing |
Before I Hang (84 years)
Beware! When Karloff stops the clock, your hour has come!
- Release day: Tuesday, September 17, 1940
- Runtime: 62 minutes