The Body Snatcher (1945) Horror Thriller
The Body Snatcher (1945) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 7.77/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.3/10
Metascore: ☆ 7.4/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 8.6/10
The Body Snatcher Plot Synopsis:
In Edinburgh in 1831, Dr. Wolfe MacFarlane runs a medical school where Donald Fettes is a student. Fettes is interested in helping a young girl who has lost the use of her legs. He is certain that MacFarlane's surgical skills could be put to great use but he is reluctant to do so. The good Dr. MacFarlane has a secret that soon becomes all too obvious to young Fettes, who has only recently been promoted as his assistant: he has been paying a local cabbie, John Gray, to supply him with dead bodies for anatomical research. Gray constantly harasses MacFarlane and clearly has a hold over him dating to a famous trial many years before where Gray refused to identify the man for whom he was robbing graves. Fettes isn't aware of any of this but soon realizes exactly how Gray obtains the bodies they use in their anatomy classes.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A ruthless doctor and his young prize student find themselves continually harassed by their murderous supplier of illegal cadavers.
Tagline: INVADED!...the sanctuary of the Dead!...by the Hero of Horror!...and the Master of Menace!
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The Body Snatcher Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1945
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Body Snatcher Release Dates Blu-ray: Mar 26, 2019
Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson, Philip MacDonald, Val Lewton
Producers: Jack J. Gross, Val Lewton
Editors: J.R. Whittredge
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The Body Snatcher (1945) Cast (Click to Expand)
The Body Snatcher Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | ... | Cabman John Gray |
| Bela Lugosi | ... | Joseph |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Dr. Wolfe ''Toddy'' MacFarlane |
| Edith Atwater | ... | Meg Cameron |
| Russell Wade | ... | Donald Fettes |
| Rita Corday | ... | Mrs. Marsh |
| Sharyn Moffett | ... | Georgina Marsh |
| Donna Lee | ... | Street Singer |
| Ted Billings | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Bobby Burns | ... | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Robert Clarke | ... | Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited) |
| Aina Constant | ... | Maidservant (uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Mrs. Mary McBride (uncredited) |
| Carl Kent | ... | Gilchrist - Medical Student (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | ... | Dan (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | ... | Pub Patron (uncredited) |
| Jim Moran | ... | Angus - Horse Trader (uncredited) |
| Jack Welch | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Larry Wheat | ... | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Bill Williams | ... | Survis - Medical Student (uncredited) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Boris Karloff, as Cabman John Gray, passed away at age 81 in Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK.
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 11" (1.81 m)
Also known as: ? | Karloff Boris | Karloff - Bela Lugosi, as Joseph, passed away at age 73 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Libra, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Olt Arisztid | Mr. Blasko | Albert Lugesi | Belo Lugosi | Béla Lugosi | Mr. Bela Lugosi | Lugosi | Arisztid Olt - Henry Daniell, as Dr. Wolfe ''Toddy'' MacFarlane, passed away at age 69 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Sign: Pisces, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Henry Daniel - Edith Atwater, as Meg Cameron, passed away at age 74 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Taurus - Russell Wade, as Donald Fettes, passed away at age 89 in Riverside, California, USA.
Sign: Cancer
Also known as: Russell Waddle - Rita Corday – Mrs. Marsh
- Sharyn Moffett – Georgina Marsh
- Donna Lee – Street Singer
- Ted Billings, as Townsman (uncredited), passed away at age 67 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Sign: Aries
Also known as: Teddy Billings - Bobby Burns – Mourner (uncredited)
- Robert Clarke, as Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited), passed away at age 85 in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Gemini
Also known as: Robert I. Clark | Robert Clark | Robert I. Clarke - Aina Constant – Maidservant (uncredited)
- Mary Gordon, as Mrs. Mary McBride (uncredited), passed away at age 81 in Pasadena, California, USA.
Sign: Taurus - Carl Kent, as Gilchrist - Medical Student (uncredited), passed away at age 41 in North Hempstead, New York, USA.
Sign: Aquarius - Milton Kibbee, as Dan (uncredited), passed away at age 74 in Simi Valley, California, USA.
Sign: Aquarius
Also known as: Miltin Kibbee | Milt Kibbee | Mil Kibbee
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