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* {{Blackmail}}: Joseph thinks that he'll be able to get easy money by blackmailing Gray. He gets strangled by him.
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* {{Blackmail}}: BlackmailBackfire: Joseph thinks that he'll be able to get easy money by blackmailing Gray. He gets strangled by him.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In Gray's first scene, he kills a dog guarding its master's grave.
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* CheshireCatGrin: Gray often wears this until someone rankles him and the mask comes off.
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* JerkAssHasAPoint: Gray calls [=MacFarlane=] out on his terrible bedside manner.
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*VillainBall:[[spoiler: Gray had several chances to kill MacFarlane during their fight, but Gray kept sparing MacFarlane instead. This just leads to MacFarlane escaping from Gray and beating him to death.]]
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Lugosi, [[BillingDisplacement despite being billed second]], has a fairly minor role as Joseph, the doctor's dimwitted servant. This was one of the last halfway decent acting parts for Lugosi, whose career by this time was on a long slide that ended with Creator/EdWood movies.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Somehow, Georgina's tumor was originally caused by a carriage accident.
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* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: Georgina has a tumor that is compressing her spinal nerves and causing her paralysis. [=MacFarlane=] says the word "tumor" but never says "cancer".
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], '''''The Body Snatcher''''' is a 1945 horror film directed by Creator/RobertWise, and produced by Creator/ValLewton. It is notable for being the last film to have both Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name by Creator/RobertLouisStevenson [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], '''''The ''The Body Snatcher''''' Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by Creator/RobertWise, and produced by Creator/ValLewton. It is notable for being the last film to have both Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: After Joseph comes to Gray and attempts to blackmail him with his knowledge of Gray's crimes, Gray says "You came here of your own accord?" After Joseph admits that he came of his own accord and no one knows he came there, Gray kills him.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Joseph tries to blackmail Gray, which doesn't end well for him.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [=MacFarlane=]'s MotiveRant would indicate he's so devoted to his job (and advancing medical science) that he sees nothing wrong with stealing corpses. How much of this is sincere and how much simply self-justification is open to debate.
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* AffablyEvil: Gray comes of as this, especially to 'Toddy' and to a paralyzed young girl he brings to see MacFarlane. Don't be fooled, beneath that he's [[FauxAffablyEvil one of the vilest characters Karloff ever portrayed]].
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* AffablyEvil: Gray comes of as this, especially to 'Toddy' and to a paralyzed young girl he brings to see MacFarlane.[=MacFarlane=]. Don't be fooled, beneath that he's [[FauxAffablyEvil one of the vilest characters Karloff ever portrayed]].
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* PetTheDog: Gray of all people does this when he forces MacFarlane to operate on a paralyzed girl he earlier refused to help. [[Spoiler: [[KickTheDog He also thoughtfully provides 'Toddy' with the body of a murdered blind girl for practice.]]]]
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* PetTheDog: Gray of all people does this when he forces MacFarlane [=MacFarlane=] to operate on a paralyzed girl he earlier refused to help. [[Spoiler: [[KickTheDog He also thoughtfully provides 'Toddy' with the body of a murdered blind girl for practice.]]]]]]
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* PetTheDog: Gray of all people does this when he forces MacFarlane to operate on a paralyzed girl he earlier refused to help. [[Spoiler:[[KickTheDog He also thoughtfully provides 'Toddy' with the body of a murdered blind girl for practice.]]]]
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* PetTheDog: Gray of all people does this when he forces MacFarlane to operate on a paralyzed girl he earlier refused to help. [[Spoiler:[[KickTheDog [[Spoiler: [[KickTheDog He also thoughtfully provides 'Toddy' with the body of a murdered blind girl for practice.]]]]
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* AffablyEvil: Gray comes of as this, especially to 'Toddy' and to a paralyzed young girl he brings to see MacFarlane. Don't be fooled, beneath that he's [[FauxAffablyEvil one of the vilest characters Karloff ever portrayed]].
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Not to be confused with the sci-fi movie Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers.
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Not to be confused with the sci-fi movie Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers.
''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by Creator/RobertWise, and produced by Creator/ValLewton. Notable for being the last film to have both Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The '''''The Body Snatcher'' Snatcher''''' is a 1945 horror film directed by Creator/RobertWise, and produced by Creator/ValLewton. Notable It is notable for being the last film to have both Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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-> '''Meg Camden:''' You may deny him, Toddy, [[{{Foreshadowing}} but you'll not rid yourself of him by saying the devil's dead.]]
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Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for dissection. Soon, the doctor starts to get blackmailed by his worker, who in turn began murdering to provide fresher bodies.
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Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” "Toddy" [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for dissection. Soon, the doctor starts to get blackmailed by his worker, who in turn began murdering to provide fresher bodies.
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* ArcWords: “You'll never get rid of me, Toddy.”
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* ArcWords: “You'll "You'll never get rid of me, Toddy.”
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*[=MacFarlane=], in contrast to his student Fettes.
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* HeyItsThatGuy/[[HeyItsThatVoice Voice!]]: [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas Boris Karloff]] is John Gray the cabman.
** [[{{Dracula}} Bela Lugosi]] is the assistant, Joseph.
** [[{{Dracula}} Bela Lugosi]] is the assistant, Joseph.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise, Creator/RobertWise, and produced by Creator/ValLewton. Notable for being the last film to have both Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise, and produced by ValLewton.Creator/ValLewton. Notable for being the last film to have both Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise, and produced by ValLewton. Notable for being the last film to have both BorisKarloff Creator/BorisKarloff [[TheRival and]] BelaLugosi Creator/BelaLugosi together.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise, and produced by ValLewton. Notable for being the last film to have both BorisKarloff [[TheRival Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi]] and]] BelaLugosi together.
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-> '''Dr.[=MacFarlane=]:''' What is Gray to me? He's a man from whom I buy what I need when I need it. The rest is forgotten.
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-> '''Dr. [=MacFarlane=]:''' What is Gray to me? He's a man from whom I buy what I need when I need it. The rest is forgotten.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise. Notable for being the last film to have both [[TheRival Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi]] together.
Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for dissection.
Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for dissection.
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Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise.RobertWise, and produced by ValLewton. Notable for being the last film to have both [[TheRival Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi]] together.
Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens fordissection.
dissection. Soon, the doctor starts to get blackmailed by his worker, who in turn began murdering to provide fresher bodies.
Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for
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* MadnessMantra: “''You'll never get rid of me, you'll never get rid of me, '''you'll never get rid of me.'''''”
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* MadnessMantra: “''You'll never “''NEVER get rid of me, you'll never me! NEVER get rid of me, '''you'll never me! '''NEVER get rid of me.'''''”me!'''''”
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* HeyItsThatGuy/[[HeyItsThatVoice Voice]]: [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas Boris Karloff]] is John Gray the cabman.
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-> '''Dr.[=MacFarlane=]:''' What is Gray to me? He's a man from whom I buy what I need when I need it. The rest is forgotten.
-> '''Meg Camden:''' You may deny him, Toddy, [[{{Foreshadowing}} but you'll not rid yourself of him by saying the devil's dead.]]
Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise. Notable for being the last film to have both [[TheRival Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi]] together.
Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for dissection.
Not to be confused with the sci-fi movie Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers.
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!!The film has the following tropes:
* AmbiguousEnding: Though he's mentioned it a couple of times, it's hard to tell if Donald Fettes chose to remain training to be a doctor, or went down a different path.
* AntiHero: [=MacFarlane=] is a type III.
* ArcWords: “You'll never get rid of me, Toddy.”
* DrivenToMadness
* DrJerk: [=MacFarlane=] kinda is.
* GraveRobbing
* HeyItsThatGuy/[[HeyItsThatVoice Voice]]: [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas Boris Karloff]] is John Gray the cabman.
** [[{{Dracula}} Bela Lugosi]] is the assistant, Joseph.
* IllGirl: Georgina Marsh
* KickTheDog: Gray actually kills one before kicking it aside to dig up its master's body. His character morale goes downhill from there.
* MadnessMantra: “''You'll never get rid of me, you'll never get rid of me, '''you'll never get rid of me.'''''”
* MarriedToTheJob: [=MacFarlane=], according to his wife.
* NiceGuy: Donald Fettes comes off as this. Georgina prefers him as her doctor over [=MacFarlane=].
* ShadowDiscretionShot: The murder scene.
* SignatureSoundEffect: The white horse's clip-clops.
* SoundOnlyDeath: The street singer's death.
-> '''Dr.[=MacFarlane=]:''' What is Gray to me? He's a man from whom I buy what I need when I need it. The rest is forgotten.
-> '''Meg Camden:''' You may deny him, Toddy, [[{{Foreshadowing}} but you'll not rid yourself of him by saying the devil's dead.]]
Loosely based on the short story of the same name [[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/body.htm (which you can read here for comparison)]], ''The Body Snatcher'' is a 1945 horror film directed by RobertWise. Notable for being the last film to have both [[TheRival Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi]] together.
Set in Scotland in 1831, the story opens up on an aspiring young man, Donald Fettes, who is training to be a doctor under one Dr. Wolfe “Toddy” [=MacFarlane=]. However, Dr. [=MacFarlane=]'s dirty secret is he has hired a cabman, John Gray, to dig up bodies as specimens for dissection.
Not to be confused with the sci-fi movie Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers.
NeedsMoreLove
!!The film has the following tropes:
* AmbiguousEnding: Though he's mentioned it a couple of times, it's hard to tell if Donald Fettes chose to remain training to be a doctor, or went down a different path.
* AntiHero: [=MacFarlane=] is a type III.
* ArcWords: “You'll never get rid of me, Toddy.”
* DrivenToMadness
* DrJerk: [=MacFarlane=] kinda is.
* GraveRobbing
* HeyItsThatGuy/[[HeyItsThatVoice Voice]]: [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas Boris Karloff]] is John Gray the cabman.
** [[{{Dracula}} Bela Lugosi]] is the assistant, Joseph.
* IllGirl: Georgina Marsh
* KickTheDog: Gray actually kills one before kicking it aside to dig up its master's body. His character morale goes downhill from there.
* MadnessMantra: “''You'll never get rid of me, you'll never get rid of me, '''you'll never get rid of me.'''''”
* MarriedToTheJob: [=MacFarlane=], according to his wife.
* NiceGuy: Donald Fettes comes off as this. Georgina prefers him as her doctor over [=MacFarlane=].
* ShadowDiscretionShot: The murder scene.
* SignatureSoundEffect: The white horse's clip-clops.
* SoundOnlyDeath: The street singer's death.
