The Body Snatcher

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!

  • Genre: Horror, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1945-05-25
  • User Rating: 6.992/10 from 186 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 18min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Wise
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Summary

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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  • Boris Karloff

    as John Gray

  • Bela Lugosi

    as Joseph

  • Henry Daniell

    as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

  • Edith Atwater

    as Meg Camden

  • Russell Wade

    as Donald Fettes

  • Rita Corday

    as Mrs. Marsh

  • Sharyn Moffett

    as Georgina Marsh

  • Donna Lee

    as Street Singer

  • Ted Billings

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Robert Clarke

    as Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited)

  • Mary Gordon

    as Mary McBride (uncredited)

  • Milton Kibbee

    as Dan (uncredited)

  • Bill Williams

    as Survis, Medical Student

  • Bobby Burns

    as

  • Aina Constant

    as

  • Carl Kent

    as

  • Ethan Laidlaw

    as

  • Jim Moran

    as Angus - Horse Trader (uncredited)

  • Larry Wheat

    as
Art John Sturtevant Set Decoration
Art Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
Writing Val Lewton Screenplay
Editing J.R. Whittredge Editor
Art Walter E. Keller Art Direction
Camera Robert De Grasse Director of Photography
Art Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Writing Philip MacDonald Screenplay
Production Jack J. Gross Executive Producer
Sound Roy Webb Original Music Composer
Directing Robert Wise Director
Costume & Make-Up Renié Costume Design
Production Val Lewton Producer
Costume & Make-Up Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Sound C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Sound Bailey Fesler Sound Recordist
Directing Harry Scott Assistant Director
Sound Terry Kellum Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Writing Robert Louis Stevenson Short Story
Camera Charles Burke Camera Operator

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