74 Days to Halloween- 1945 The Body Snatcher

Over the next 100 days, I will present one movie of significances in horror, suspense or thrillers for each year from 1919 to 2018. The next film presented here is "The Body Snatcher" starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell and directed by Robert Wise and Produced by Val Lewton.

The Body Snatcher (1945)

Dir- Robert Wise

A Finely crafted atmospheric tale from a Robert Louis Stevenson short story about a doctor played by Henry Daniell, who is forced to deal with the sinister character portrayed by Boris Karloff to get bodies for experiments. Like many films of this type what we see is the medical ethics conflicting with the morals of society. This beautifully shot period piece sets the scene in the last film to team Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Their scenes together are eerie and compelling. A great movie that was one of the few notable horror films of the 1940’s and one of the best of producers Val Lewton's thrillers.