Not a bad old horror film. Basically the story of two nineteenth-century scientists/anatomists, who get the cadavers they use in their studies from an unscrupulous body snatcher. There isn't much "horror" in this movie (there's nothing supernatural, monstrous, or particularly frightening). It's more of a period piece thriller, but still an enjoyable tale overall. It runs a lot like Frankenstein in many ways, except the doctor in this story is haunted by his relationship with the source of his research subjects, rather than the research subject itself. The plot and pacing are pretty well done, the acting didn't stick out to me as good or bad, the music was nice (for the time), and the staging/scene setting were really well done, especially for a 1940s period piece. Overall, It's probably one of the better early "horror" movies I've watched, outside of the big ones from Hitchcock or the old Monster Movies.
Review of The Body Snatcher
