The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
- Directed by
- Herbert I. Leeds
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A private detective investigates a series of strange events involving a man who might be dead or alive. The mystery deepens with twists and a touch of humor.
mysteriouslight-heartedwittyplayfulsuspensefulfast-pacedclevertongue-in-cheek
What happens
The Man Who Wouldn't Die is a 1942 American comedy horror mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds, starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver. This movie was the fifth of a series of seven of the Michael Shayne movies produced by Twentieth Century Fox between 1940 and 1942. The original source material was a novel by Clayton Rawson that featured his magician-sleuth the Great Merlini. However, in the film, the sleuth was changed to Michael Shayne, a private detective created by Brett Halliday, though the Great Merlini was retained as a minor character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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