Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Cast
Boris Karloff
John Gray
Bela Lugosi
Joseph
Henry Daniell
Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
Edith Atwater
Meg Camden
Russell Wade
Donald Fettes
Rita Corday
Mrs. Marsh
Sharyn Moffett
Georgina Marsh
Donna Lee
Street Singer
Ted Billings
Townsman (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Mourner (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited)
Aina Constant
Maidservant (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary McBride (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Townsman (uncredited)
Carl Kent
Gilchrist - Medical Student (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Dan (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Townsman (uncredited)
Jim Moran
Angus - Horse Trader (uncredited)
Jack Welch
Boy (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Salesman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Townsman (uncredited)
Bill Williams
Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Wise
Director
Philip MacDonald
Screenplay
Val Lewton
Screenplay, Producer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Short Story
J.R. Whittredge
Editor
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Harry Scott
Assistant Director
Jack J. Gross
Executive Producer
Charles Burke
Camera Operator
Renié
Costume Design
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Terry Kellum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bailey Fesler
Sound Recordist
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
John Sturtevant
Set Decoration
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Walter E. Keller
Art Direction
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