The Man Who Returned to Life

The Man Who Returned to Life is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures.

The Man Who Returned to Life
Directed byLew Landers
Screenplay byGordon Rigby
Story bySamuel W. Taylor
Produced byWallace MacDonald
StarringJohn Howard
Lucile Fairbanks
Ruth Ford
Marcella Martin
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byArt Seid
Music byMorris Stoloff
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 5, 1942 (1942-02-05)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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David Jameson lives in a rural town in Maryland. He is forced to flee after he is suspected of murdering Beth Beebe, who tried to force him to marry her although he was engaged to another woman, Daphne Turner. He flees from town and takes on a new identity as George Bishop, marries Jane Meadows, and gets a comfortable job. Years later a skeleton is found on the Jameson farm. Believed to be the remains of Jameson, Beth's brother, Clyde Beebe, is charged with the murder and sentenced to die. David returns to his home town in an attempt to exonerate Clyde.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Man Who Returned to Life". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Minta Durfee Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

The movie poster is shown being damaged, removed from a billboard and then pasted over with a circus poster in The Three Stooges short "Three Little Twerps"(1943)

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