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!
78 min
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.
- Release date
- May 25, 1945
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $125,000
Trailer
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Cabman John Gray
- Bela Lugosi as Joseph
- Henry Daniell as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
- Edith Atwater as Meg Cameron
- Russell Wade as Donald Fettes
- Paula Corday as Mrs. Marsh
- Sharyn Moffett as Georgina Marsh
- Donna Lee as Street Singer
- Ted Billings as Townsman
- Bobby Burns as Mourner
Crew
- Robert Wise · Director
- Robert Louis Stevenson · Writer
- Philip MacDonald · Writer
- Val Lewton · Writer
- Val Lewton · Producer
- Roy Webb · Composer
- Robert De Grasse · Cinematographer
- J.R. Whittredge · Editor