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SCREENING

The Body Snatcher

Sunday, Mar 2 at 12:30 p.m.

Location: Bartos Screening Room

Snubbed Forever: Boris Karloff 

Dir. Robert Wise. 1945, 78 mins. U.S. 35mm archival print from the Library of Congress. Based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, this spare and chilling entry in Val Lewton’s hallowed 1940s run of B horror movies stars a brilliant Boris Karloff as a struggling cab driver in 19th-century Edinburgh who helps procure bodies from freshly dug graves for a local doctor. Soon enough, the bodies he delivers become a little too fresh. Lewton and director Robert Wise, of course, provide the eerie atmospherics on a budget, yet Karloff brings his customary richness of character to this tricky role, cutting through all the ghoulish murder and blackmail with humor and literate depth as it builds toward its truly macabre finale. 

Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.