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The Body Snatcher( 1945)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Boris Karloff

      John Gray

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      Bela Lugosi

      Joseph

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      Henry Daniell

      Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

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      Edith Atwater

      Meg Camden

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      Russell Wade

      Donald Fettes

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      Rita Corday

      Mrs. Marsh

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      Sharyn Moffett

      Georgina Marsh

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      Donna Lee

      Street Singer

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      Ted Billings

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Robert Clarke

      Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited)

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      Mary Gordon

      Mary McBride (uncredited)

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      Milton Kibbee

      Dan (uncredited)

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      Bill Williams

      Survis, Medical Student

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      Bobby Burns

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      Aina Constant

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      Carl Kent

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      Ethan Laidlaw

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      Jim Moran

      Angus - Horse Trader (uncredited)

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      Larry Wheat

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu 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, Robert Wise - all the classy Gothicism one comes to expect from producer Val Lewton - and a stunningly effective performance from Boris Karloff. The piece neatly puts itself out as a kind of sequel to the infamous story of Burke & Hare, where here our main protagonists are clouded over by a link to the...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    125000.00

    Revenue

    -

    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