The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

78 mins | Thriller, Horror | May 25, 1945

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.

The Body Snatcher

78 mins | Thriller, Horror | May 25, 1945

The Body Snatcher
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Body Snatcher
Directors Harry Scott, Robert Wise
Writers Val Lewton, Robert Louis Stevenson, Philip MacDonald

Cast

Boris Karloff

as John Gray

Bela Lugosi

as Joseph

Henry Daniell

as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

Edith Atwater

as Meg Camden

Russell Wade

as Donald Fettes

Rita Corday

as Mrs. Marsh

Sharyn Moffett

as Georgina Marsh

Donna Lee

as Street Singer

Ted Billings

as Townsman (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

as Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

as Mary McBride (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as Dan (uncredited)

Bill Williams

as Survis, Medical Student