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The Body Snatcher
Rated 14A in Canada
1945
Robert Wise
'The Body Snatcher' Plot Summary: 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.
This black & white film takes place in 1831 and it is loosely based on real events, grave robbing and murders for the purpose of human anatomy exploration was common at the time near universities in Europe and the Americas.
Directed by Robert Wise, also known for 'The Haunting' (1963).
'The Body Snatcher' cast features: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade, Paula Corday, and others.
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