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The Body Snatcher (1945)

1h 18m · 25 May 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!

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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.

Movie ID104006
GenreHorror, Thriller
DirectorRobert Wise
Main castBoris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade, Rita Corday, Sharyn Moffett, Donna Lee
Release date25 May 1945
Release year1945
LanguageEnglish
Duration78 min (1h 18m)
Rating7.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseRKO Radio Pictures

Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Val Lewton, Philip MacDonald

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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) Bobby BurnsMourner (uncredited) Robert ClarkeRichardson - Medical Student (uncredited)
Aina ConstantMaidservant (uncredited)
Mary GordonMary McBride (uncredited)
Bobby HaleTownsman (uncredited)
Carl KentGilchrist - Medical Student (uncredited) Milton KibbeeDan (uncredited) Ethan LaidlawPub Patron (uncredited) Kermit MaynardTownsman (uncredited)
Jim MoranAngus - Horse Trader (uncredited)
Jack WelchBoy (uncredited)

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