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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! - The Body Snatcher
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Title: The Body Snatcher

Release Date: 25 May 1945

Runtime: 1h 18m

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Director: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.992 (186 votes)

Cast

  • John Gray: Boris Karloff
  • Joseph: Bela Lugosi
  • Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane: Henry Daniell
  • Meg Camden: Edith Atwater
  • Donald Fettes: Russell Wade
  • Mrs. Marsh: Rita Corday
  • Georgina Marsh: Sharyn Moffett
  • Street Singer: Donna Lee
  • Townsman (uncredited): Ted Billings
  • Richardson a Medical Student (uncredited): Robert Clarke
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