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The Corpse Vanishes (1942) -- A scientist, aided by an old hag & her two sons - a malicious dwarf and a brutish moron, kills virgin brides, steals their bodies, & extracts gland fluid to keep his ancient wife alive and young.

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Director:
Wallace Fox
Writers:
Sam Robins (story) and
Gerald Schnitzer (story) ...
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Release Date:
8 May 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Horror more
Tagline:
KIDNAPPED BRIDES Are The Victims Of His Terror! Prepare to shudder when you see the strange practices of this doctor who sacrificed beautiful women for the sake of a mad love! (original poster) more
Plot:
A scientist, aided by an old hag & her two sons - a malicious dwarf and a brutish moron, kills virgin brides, steals their bodies, & extracts gland fluid to keep his ancient wife alive and young. full summary | add synopsis
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Mad doctor Bela hunts for victims more (51 total)

Cast

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Bela Lugosi ... Dr. Lorenz
Luana Walters ... Patricia Hunter, Reporter
Tristram Coffin ... Dr. Foster (as Tris Coffin)
Elizabeth Russell ... Countess Lorenz
Minerva Urecal ... Fagah
Angelo Rossitto ... Toby (as Angelo)
Joan Barclay ... Alice Wentworth
Kenneth Harlan ... Keenan
Gwen Kenyon ... Peggy Woods
Vince Barnett ... Sandy, Photographer
Frank Moran ... Angel
George Eldredge ... Mike
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Case of the Missing Brides (UK)
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Runtime:
64 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:H (re-rating) (1946) | UK:PG (video rating) (1995) | UK:R (original rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #8276)

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Continuity: When getting ready for bed, Pat unbuttons her jacket, but in the next shot the jacket is buttoned again and stays buttoned for the rest of the scene - because she changed her mind about going to bed. more
Quotes:
Fagah: Why do you beat my son so hard?
Dr. Lorenz: Because he's at best an animal, and some day I shall have to destroy him.
Fagah: My poor son!... Why was he ever born?
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Mad doctor Bela hunts for victims, 2 July 2007
7/10
Author: MartianCreature from Redondo Beach, CA

This is not Bela Lagosi's best movie, but it's got a good old style approach for some 40's horror entertainment.

Brides are dropping dead at the altar like flies. I think I'd postpone the wedding until after the fiend is caught, but it's a horror movie, so I guess people ignore the danger for some reason. Anyway, Lagosi is a mad doctor, who needs young female blood to keep his aging, sickly wife healthy and happy. He always eludes the Keystone Cops by hiding the bodies in a hearse (who would think of looking for a corpse in a hearse?), and the brides just keep on getting zapped.

No movie like this would be complete without a Lois Lane type female reporter who wants to catch the criminal on her own. Good at solving crime, bad at keeping her mouth shut at all the wrong times, guess who Lagosi picks for his next intended victim. I love the "haunted house" bit where Lois Lane gets stranded by a thunderstorm as a guest at Lagosi's sinister mansion. Hidden passageways, a vampire-like wife, an evil dwarf Igor assistant, and so on. Good stuff.

Fairly well done pacing keeps the film moving, and the story resolves itself in a typical but satisfying manner. If you like old horror movies, this one is worth a watch.

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