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)
Bobby Burns
Mourner (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited)
Aina Constant
Maidservant (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary McBride (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Townsman (uncredited)
Carl Kent
Gilchrist - Medical Student (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Dan (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Moran
Angus - Horse Trader (uncredited)
Jack Welch
Boy (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Salesman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Townsman (uncredited)
Bill Williams
Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
Crews
John Sturtevant
Set Decoration
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Val Lewton
Screenplay
J.R. Whittredge
Editor
Walter E. Keller
Art Direction
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Philip MacDonald
Screenplay
Jack J. Gross
Executive Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Robert Wise
Director
Renié
Costume Design
Val Lewton
Producer
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Bailey Fesler
Sound Recordist
Harry Scott
Assistant Director
Terry Kellum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Short Story
Charles Burke
Camera Operator
Backdrops & Posters
