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The Body Snatcher

Robert Wise

1945 • 1h 18m

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. M...

The Body Snatcher

Body Snatcher, The

Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris KarloffJohn Gray

Bela Lugosi

Bela LugosiJoseph

Henry Daniell

Henry DaniellDr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

Edith Atwater

Edith AtwaterMeg Camden

Russell Wade

Russell WadeDonald Fettes

Rita Corday

Rita CordayMrs. Marsh

Sharyn Moffett

Sharyn MoffettGeorgina Marsh

Donna Lee

Donna LeeStreet Singer

Ted Billings

Ted BillingsTownsman (uncredited)

Bobby Burns

Bobby BurnsMourner (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Robert ClarkeRichardson - Medical Student (uncredited)

Aina ConstantMaidservant (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary GordonMary McBride (uncredited)

Bobby HaleTownsman (uncredited)

Carl Kent

Carl KentGilchrist - Medical Student (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Wise

Robert WiseDirector

Val Lewton

Val LewtonScreenplay

Roy Webb

Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer

Albert S. D'Agostino

Albert S. D'AgostinoArt Direction

Renié

ReniéCostume Design

C. Bakaleinikoff

C. BakaleinikoffMusic Director

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis StevensonShort Story

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