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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!"

7.0/10 1h 18m May 25, 1945
Horror Thriller

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Body Snatcher
Original Language EN
Budget $125,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
John Gray
Popularity: 3.3
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Joseph
Popularity: 0.7
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell
Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
Popularity: 6.5
Edith Atwater
Edith Atwater
Meg Camden
Popularity: 0.3
Russell Wade
Russell Wade
Donald Fettes
Popularity: 0.1
Rita Corday
Rita Corday
Mrs. Marsh
Popularity: 0.5
Sharyn Moffett
Sharyn Moffett
Georgina Marsh
Popularity: 1.2
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Donna Lee
Street Singer
Popularity: 0.1
Ted Billings
Ted Billings
Townsman (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.4
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke
Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
Mary McBride (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.5
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Dan (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.9

Key Crew

Director Robert Wise
Screenplay Philip MacDonald, Val Lewton
Producer Val Lewton
Executive Producer Jack J. Gross
Editor J.R. Whittredge

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

blackmail edinburgh, scotland murder medical profession grave robber cadaver dissection medical research medical student body snatching burking medical education child in distress medical ethics body snatcher

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Aug 28, 2014

Grave robbing is one thing, but murder is quite another. Dr. MacFarlane and John Gray share a murky past, but just what is this hold that the lurching Gray has over the eminent Doctor?. Based on a Robert Louis Stevenson short story, The Body Snatcher contains tight direction from Mr Versatile, Ro ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 25, 1945
Runtime 1h 18m
Budget $125,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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