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The Body Snatcher

In 19th-century Edinburgh, a grave robber diversifies into murder, to the horror of the doctor who buys his corpses. Starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

An adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of grave-robbing in 19th-century Edinburgh. A doctor buys corpses from Gray, a menacing procurer of cadavers, who turns to murder to maintain his supply - delivering the body of a young woman hours after the doctor has seen her alive. Realising the error of his ways, the medical man attempts to dispose of the grave robber, with macabre results.

1 hour, 19 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Dec 2011 01:30

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Role Contributor
Gray Boris Karloff
Director Robert Wise

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