The Body Snatcher

Name: The Body Snatcher
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 25 May 1945
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade

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! 1945-05-25 United States of America 78 minutes.

7.00 191 votes

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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.

Year 1945

Studio RKO Radio Pictures

Director Robert Wise

Crew Robert Wise (Director), Philip MacDonald (Screenplay), Val Lewton (Screenplay), Val Lewton (Producer), Jack J. Gross (Executive Producer), Roy Webb (Original Music Composer)

Popularity 2

Language English