The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher (1957)

26/09/1957
Horror, Science Fiction
1h 20m

Overview

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

  • Fernando MéndezDirector, Writer
  • Alejandro VerbitzkyWriter
  • Original Title

    Ladrón de cadáveres

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Spanish

Keywords

  • mexico
  • mad scientist
  • police detective
  • gym
  • grave robber
  • murder investigation
  • sports arena
  • mind transfer
  • pro wrestling
  • secret laboratory
  • rampaging monster
  • human monster
  • lucha libre

Top Billed Cast

Wolf Ruvinskis

Wolf Ruvinskis

Guillermo Santana

Carlos Riquelme

Carlos Riquelme

The Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito

Crox Alvarado

Crox Alvarado

Capt. Carlos Robles

Columba Domínguez

Columba Domínguez

Lucía

Eduardo Alcaraz

Eduardo Alcaraz

Police Chief

Yerye Beirute

Yerye Beirute

Cosme Ramírez, first henchman

Ignacio Navarro

Second Henchman

Arturo Martínez

Arturo Martínez

Felipe Dorantes, wrestling promoter

Alberto Catalá

Alberto Catalá

Rubio, wrestling trainer

Guillermo Hernández

El Lobo negro

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