The Body Snatcher (1945)

The Body Snatcher is a 1945 psychological horror, suspense, thriller, drama, dark comedy, black and white, live action movie. It was directed by Robert Wise, written by Phillip McDonald and Val Lewton, musically composed by Roy Webb, filmed by Robert De Grasse, edited by J.R. Whittredge, produced by Val Lewton, and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Lots of great cemetery sets and other scenery which gives the film a haunting atmosphere.
 * 2) Excellent soundtrack.
 * 3) This is the last film to feature both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi together, two of the most famous horror actors of the Golden Age.
 * 4) Good pacing.
 * 5) The main character, Dr. Wolf McFarlane is incredibly sympathetic. Despite the fact that he's having Gray kill people for his own selfish needs, you end up feeling bad for him due to how much Gray is tormenting him during this whole ordeal.
 * 6) Great acting.
 * 7) Another character, Cabman John Gray, played by Boris Karloff, is very entertaining.  He's the kind of character that you love to hate.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While it's nice to see Bela Lugosi in this movie, he's incredibly underutilized; instead, he takes a back seat to Borris Karloff, and all of the other actors.

Reception
The Body Snatcher has a 84% critic rating and a 75% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.1/5 on Letterboxd, and a 7.4/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB).