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He Can Only Improve by Illegally Practicing on Cadavers

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He Can Only Improve by Illegally Practicing on Cadavers

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The Body Snatcher

( Catalog Number I6004 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The Body Snatcher
1944 - 77 min. - Black and White
Genre: Horror

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi were given top billing in the Val Lewton-produced The Body Snatcher, but the film's protagonist is played by Henry Daniell. A brilliant 18th century London surgeon, Daniell can only make his humanitarian medical advances by experimenting on cadavers, which is strictly illegal. Karloff plays a Uriah Heep-type cabman who is secretly a grave robber, providing corpses for Daniell's research. The low-born Karloff enjoys blackmailing the aristocratic Daniell into silence; the two actors' cat-and-mouse scenes are among the film's highlights. Eventually, Karloff turns to murder to supply fresh bodies to Daniell. The doctor can stand no more of this, and kills Karloff. But though Daniell may be able to escape the law, he cannot escape his conscience, which manifests itself in the voice of the dead Karloff, whose repeated mantra "NEVER get rid of me! NEVER get rid of me!" drives Daniell to his death. Though billed second, Lugosi has an embarrassingly small part, though the scene he shares with Karloff is one of his best-ever screen moments. The Body Snatcher was based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, which in turn was inspired by the homicidal career of notorious grave-robbers Burke and Hare. --- Hal Erickson

The Body Snatcher features one of Boris Karloff's best and most sinister performances, though it is the lesser known and lower credited Henry Daniell who spends more time on screen. Bela Lugosi, billed as Karloff's co-star, has a minor supporting role as Karloff's assistant. Despite (or perhaps because of) his brief screen time, Lugosi's performance is among the best of his career. Though he would continue to make films until his death in 1956, Body Snatcher is the last of Lugosi's "serious" horror films; his subsequent work would mostly devolve into parody. The production values are scant, as was the case with many RKO efforts from the 1940s, but producer-writer Val Lewton and director Robert Wise create an eerie atmosphere that enhances the story. The film proved too strong for British censors, who kept Body Snatcher from being available in that country in its original form for more than fifty years. --- Richard Gilliam

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Cast for The Body Snatcher

Boris Karloff - John Gray
Bela Lugosi - Joseph
Henry Daniell - Dr. Wolfe "Toddy" MacFarlane
Edith Atwater - Meg Camden
Donna Lee - Street Singer
Russell Wade - Donald Fettes
Rita Corday - Mrs. Marsh
Sharyn Moffett - Georgina Marsh
Jim Moran - Horse Trader
Lawrence Wheat - Salesman
Bill Williams - Medical Student
Aina Constant - Maid Servant
Robert Clarke - Richardson
Milt Kibbee - Dan
Mary Gordon - Mrs. Mary McBride
Carl Kent - Gilchrist

Crew for The Body Snatcher

John Sturtevant - Set Designer
Roy Webb - Composer (Music Score)
Darrell Silvera - Set Designer
Renie - Costume Designer
Harry Scott - First Assistant Director
J.R. Whittredge - Editor
Robert Wise - Director
Robert Louis Stevenson - Story Author
Albert S. D'Agostino - Art Director
Robert de Grasse - Cinematographer
Constantin Bakaleinikoff - Musical Direction/Supervision
Philip MacDonald - Screenwriter
Val Lewton - Screenwriter / Producer
Jack J. Gross - Executive Producer
Walter E. Keller - Art Director
Carlos Keith - Screenwriter

Feature Details

Title: The Body Snatcher
Feature Release Date: 1944
Genre: Horror
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 77 Minutes
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: I6004
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: I6004
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in...

The Body Snatcher

( Catalog Number I6004 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Best Version on LaserDisc

The Body Snatcher
1944 - 77 min. - Black and White
Genre: Horror

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi were given top billing in the Val Lewton-produced The Body Snatcher, but the film's protagonist is played by Henry Daniell. A brilliant 18th century London surgeon, Daniell can only make his humanitarian medical advances by experimenting on cadavers, which is strictly illegal. Karloff plays a Uriah Heep-type cabman who is secretly a grave robber, providing corpses for Daniell's research. The low-born Karloff enjoys blackmailing the aristocratic Daniell into silence; the two actors' cat-and-mouse scenes are among the film's highlights. Eventually, Karloff turns to murder to supply fresh bodies to Daniell. The doctor can stand no more of this, and kills Karloff. But though Daniell may be able to escape the law, he cannot escape his conscience, which manifests itself in the voice of the dead Karloff, whose repeated mantra "NEVER get rid of me! NEVER get rid of me!" drives Daniell to his death. Though billed second, Lugosi has an embarrassingly small part, though the scene he shares with Karloff is one of his best-ever screen moments. The Body Snatcher was based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, which in turn was inspired by the homicidal career of notorious grave-robbers Burke and Hare. --- Hal Erickson

The Body Snatcher features one of Boris Karloff's best and most sinister performances, though it is the lesser known and lower credited Henry Daniell who spends more time on screen. Bela Lugosi, billed as Karloff's co-star, has a minor supporting role as Karloff's assistant. Despite (or perhaps because of) his brief screen time, Lugosi's performance is among the best of his career. Though he would continue to make films until his death in 1956, Body Snatcher is the last of Lugosi's "serious" horror films; his subsequent work would mostly devolve into parody. The production values are scant, as was the case with many RKO efforts from the 1940s, but producer-writer Val Lewton and director Robert Wise create an eerie atmosphere that enhances the story. The film proved too strong for British censors, who kept Body Snatcher from being available in that country in its original form for more than fifty years. --- Richard Gilliam

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Cast for The Body Snatcher

Boris Karloff - John Gray
Bela Lugosi - Joseph
Henry Daniell - Dr. Wolfe "Toddy" MacFarlane
Edith Atwater - Meg Camden
Donna Lee - Street Singer
Russell Wade - Donald Fettes
Rita Corday - Mrs. Marsh
Sharyn Moffett - Georgina Marsh
Jim Moran - Horse Trader
Lawrence Wheat - Salesman
Bill Williams - Medical Student
Aina Constant - Maid Servant
Robert Clarke - Richardson
Milt Kibbee - Dan
Mary Gordon - Mrs. Mary McBride
Carl Kent - Gilchrist

Crew for The Body Snatcher

John Sturtevant - Set Designer
Roy Webb - Composer (Music Score)
Darrell Silvera - Set Designer
Renie - Costume Designer
Harry Scott - First Assistant Director
J.R. Whittredge - Editor
Robert Wise - Director
Robert Louis Stevenson - Story Author
Albert S. D'Agostino - Art Director
Robert de Grasse - Cinematographer
Constantin Bakaleinikoff - Musical Direction/Supervision
Philip MacDonald - Screenwriter
Val Lewton - Screenwriter / Producer
Jack J. Gross - Executive Producer
Walter E. Keller - Art Director
Carlos Keith - Screenwriter

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