The Body Snatcher (1945)
1h 18min
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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!
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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.
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Redemption ArcBattle Against Dark ForcesPsychological ManipulationStruggle For ControlUncovering A Dark SecretUnethical Medical PracticesForbidden Experiments




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Directed by: Robert De Grasse, Robert Wise, C. Bakaleinikoff
Produced by: Jack J. Gross, Val Lewton
Composed by: Roy Webb
Cast

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

Ted Billings
Townsman (uncredited)

Robert Clarke
Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited)

Mary Gordon
Mary McBride (uncredited)
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