The Body Snatcher
1945 · Movie · 1h 18m · NR
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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!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
74/100
Key crew
- Val LewtonScreenplay
- Robert WiseDirector
- Philip MacDonaldScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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)
- Bobby BurnsMourner (uncredited)
- Robert ClarkeRichardson - Medical Student (uncredited)
- Aina ConstantMaidservant (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
blackmailedinburgh, scotlandmurderblack and whitemedical professiongrave robbercadaverdissectionmedical researchmedical studentbody snatchingburking