The Body Snatcher
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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5/25/1945Runtime
78 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$125,000Revenue
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A noir-inflected Gothic tale of revenge set amid the grim underworld of Edinburgh's grave robbers. The film sustains an atmosphere of creeping dread as old grudges and darker secrets emerge from beneath the respectable facade of medical society.
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Boris Karloff
John Gray
Bela Lugosi
Joseph
Henry Daniell
Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
Edith Atwater
Meg Camden
Russell Wade
Donald Fettes
Rita Corday
Mrs. Marsh
Sharyn Moffett
Georgina Marsh
Donna Lee
Street Singer
Ted Billings
Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary McBride (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Dan (uncredited)
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