The Body Snatcher
“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!”
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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Cast
23 people
Boris Karloff
John Gray
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi
Joseph
Known for
Dracula
White Zombie
Henry Daniell
Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
Known for
The Great Dictator
Witness for the Prosecution
Edith Atwater
Meg Camden
Known for
Family Plot
Sweet Smell of Success
Russell Wade
Donald Fettes
Known for
The Ghost Ship
Tall in the Saddle
Rita Corday
Mrs. Marsh
Known for
The Black Castle
Sharyn Moffett
Georgina Marsh
Known for
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Donna Lee
Street Singer
Also in
Sing Your Way Home
Ted Billings
Townsman (uncredited)
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
Man Hunt
Bobby Burns
Mourner (uncredited)
Known for
Helpmates
Below Zero
Robert Clarke
Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited)
Known for
The Man from Planet X
Outrage
Aina Constant
Maidservant (uncredited)
Robert Wise Director · Philip MacDonald Screenplay Val Lewton Screenplay
Budget $125K · United States release May 25, 1945 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$125,000
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 16, 1945
Premiere · St. Louis, Missouri
United States · May 25, 1945
Theatrical
Canada
May 25, 1945 · Theatrical
Germany
October 29, 1971 · TV · TV premiere
November 4, 1999 · Physical · VHS
September 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD
August 11, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray (and DVD reissue)
United Kingdom
October 1, 1945 · Theatrical
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