The Body Snatcher (1945)

NR · 1945-05-25 · 1h 18m · EN

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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!

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.

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Robert WiseDirector

Budget: $125K

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Boris KarloffJohn Gray

Bela LugosiJoseph

Henry DaniellDr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

Edith AtwaterMeg Camden

Russell WadeDonald Fettes

Rita CordayMrs. Marsh

Sharyn MoffettGeorgina Marsh

Donna LeeStreet Singer

Ted BillingsTownsman (uncredited)

Robert ClarkeRichardson a Medical Student (uncredited)

Mary GordonMary McBride (uncredited)

Milton KibbeeDan (uncredited)

Keywords

Murder Blackmail Medical research Dissection Body snatching Medical student Edinburgh, scotland Cadaver Medical ethics Medical profession Grave robber Medical education Body snatcher Burking Child in distress

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Genre affinityThriller · HorrorTheme affinityMurder · Blackmail · Medical ResearchPacingShortDirector preference165020Actor preference323784 · 67592 · 252738Country preferenceUs

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