Review of The Body Snatcher (1945) by Kimber M — 31 Jul 2008
It was good. Karloff gave a subtly sinister performance that was probably better than the movie itself. I just hate that they so horribly underutilized Lugosi simply to put the two in a movie together...again. It takes away from the movie, I think. And the kid they had playing Fettes was awful for the part. Ordinarily I don't encourage casting for accent, but there really had to be SOMEONE with a British/Scottish accent available that could have given a better performance than that.
On a vaguely related note, I'm sure Karloff enjoyed the scene where he Burked Lugosi just a wee bit more than a little. LOLOL.
This review of The Body Snatcher (1945) was written by Kimber M on 31 Jul 2008.
The Body Snatcher has generally received positive reviews.
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