The Body Snatcher

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!

Movie19451h 18m
IMDb
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes, Fresh
86%
Metacritic
Metacritic
74
TMDB
TMDB
7.0
#horror#thriller
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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.

Cast

  • Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    John Gray

  • Bela Lugosi

    Bela Lugosi

    Joseph

  • Henry Daniell

    Henry Daniell

    Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

  • Edith Atwater

    Edith Atwater

    Meg Camden

  • Russell Wade

    Russell Wade

    Donald Fettes

  • Rita Corday

    Rita Corday

    Mrs. Marsh

  • Sharyn Moffett

    Sharyn Moffett

    Georgina Marsh

  • Donna Lee

    Donna Lee

    Street Singer

  • Ted Billings

    Ted Billings

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Bobby Burns

    Bobby Burns

    Mourner (uncredited)

  • Robert Clarke

    Robert Clarke

    Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited)

  • Aina Constant

    Maidservant (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Val Lewton, Philip MacDonald
Cinematography
Robert De Grasse
Music
Roy Webb