The Body Snatcher (1945)
7.0|25 May, 1945|78 min
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!
7.0|25 May, 1945|78 min
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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.
Language
Budget$125,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$125,000
Revenue --
Keywords
blackmail
edinburgh, scotland
murder
medical profession
grave robber
cadaver
dissection
medical research
medical student
body snatching
burking
medical education
child in distress
medical ethics
body snatcher
Casts
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)
Bill Williams
Survis, Medical Student
Bobby Burns
Aina Constant
Carl Kent
Ethan Laidlaw
Jim Moran
Angus - Horse Trader (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Crews
Val Lewton
Screenplay
Jack J. Gross
Executive Producer
Val Lewton
Producer
Renié
Costume Design
John Sturtevant
Set Decoration
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Robert Wise
Director
Philip MacDonald
Screenplay
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
J.R. Whittredge
Editor
Walter E. Keller
Art Direction
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Bailey Fesler
Sound Recordist
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Terry Kellum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harry Scott
Assistant Director
Robert Louis Stevenson
Short Story
Charles Burke
Camera Operator
Backdrops & Posters
