The Body Snatcher (1945)

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Boris Karloff as The Body Snatcher. A Val Lewton film that deserves more attention. Karloff was superb in his role and sure does know how to properly use a shovel.

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From Wikipedia:

The Body Snatcher is a 1945 horror film directed by Robert Wise based on the short story The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film’s producer Val Lewton helped adapt the story for the screen, writing under the pen name of “Carlos Keith”. The film was marketed with the tagline The screen’s last word in shock sensation!.

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