The Body Snatcher

Name: The Body Snatcher
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: February 16, 1945
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Bobby Burns, Boris Karloff, Donna Lee, Edith Atwater

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RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: February 16, 1945 | Approved

Starring: Bela Lugosi, Bobby Burns, Boris Karloff, Donna Lee, Edith Atwater, Henry Daniell, Rita Corday, Russell Wade, Sharyn Moffett, Ted Billings

Summary: A ruthless doctor and his young prize student find themselves continually harassed by their murderous supplier of illegal cadavers.

Director: Robert Wise

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 78 min

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Michael Wilmington

Among the finest hours of horror star Boris Karloff. [18 Oct 2005, p.C3]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Literate, but not at the expense of the cinematic, THE BODY SNATCHER is one of Lewton's greatest works and contains what is arguably Karloff's finest performance. Read full review

Lawrence O'Toole

The movie has those unmistakable, shiver-inducing touches Lewton (Cat People) is famous for: a loyal little dog refusing to leave the site of its master’s fresh grave, a blind singer’s song suddenly and shockingly stopping offscreen, and the surprise of that final coach ride. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Based on a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, and given tightly scripted adaptation, Snatcher seldom lacks interest. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

This new gloomlodger, though not as nerve-paralyzing as the performers might lead you to expect, has enough suspense and atmospheric terror to make it one of the better of its genre. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

This adaptation of the old Burke and Hare business (based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story) is still great entertainment, with Karloff, Lugosi and Daniell (Hollywood's greatest sourpuss) leaving no dead body unturned in 19th century Edinburgh. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Robert Wise’s direction is no more accomplished here than in The Sound of Music or any of his later big-budget projects, but Boris Karloff in the title role is surprisingly subtle—at times. Read full review

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