The Body Snatcher

Name: The Body Snatcher
Genre: Horror
Released: 1945-05-25
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 6.975
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade

GRAVES RAIDED! COFFINS ROBBED! CORPSES CARVED! MIDNIGHT MURDER! BODY BLACKMAIL! STALKING GHOULS! Mad Thrills of Terror And Macabre Mystery... –and don't blame us if you stay awake all night!

Horror

The Body Snatcher(1945)

GRAVES RAIDED! COFFINS ROBBED! CORPSES CARVED! MIDNIGHT MURDER! BODY BLACKMAIL! STALKING GHOULS! Mad Thrills of Terror And Macabre Mystery... –and don't blame us if you stay awake all night!

Horror

7.0/ 10 (199 votes)

1h 18m

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AI Analysis

AI Film Summary

1945-05-25

Budget: $0.1M

Overview

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

DirectorRobert Wise

ScreenplayVal Lewton

ScreenplayPhilip MacDonald

Short StoryRobert Louis Stevenson

Cast

Boris Karloff

John Gray

Bela Lugosi

Joseph

Henry Daniell

Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

Edith Atwater

Meg Camden

Russell Wade

Donald Fettes

Rita Corday

Mrs. Marsh

Sharyn Moffett

Georgina Marsh

Donna Lee

Street Singer

Ted Billings

Townsman (uncredited)

Bobby Burns

Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited)

Aina Constant

Maidservant (uncredited)

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Keywords

blackmailedinburgh, scotlandmurderblack and whitemedical professiongrave robbercadaverdissectionmedical researchmedical studentbody snatchingburkingmedical educationchild in distressmedical ethicsbody snatcher