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The Body Snatcher
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The Body Snatcher

1957-09-26 · 80 min · ★ 5.9

Horror · Science Fiction

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...

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Directors
Fernando Méndez
Production companies
Internacional Cinematográfica
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Wolf RuvinskisWolf RuvinskisGuillermo Santana
Carlos RiquelmeCarlos RiquelmeThe Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito
Crox AlvaradoCrox AlvaradoCapt. Carlos Robles
Columba DomínguezColumba DomínguezLucía
Eduardo AlcarazPolice Chief
Yerye BeiruteYerye BeiruteCosme Ramírez, first henchman
Ignacio NavarroSecond Henchman
Arturo MartínezArturo MartínezFelipe Dorantes, wrestling promoter
Alberto CataláAlberto CataláRubio, wrestling trainer
Guillermo HernándezEl Lobo negro
Lee Morgan
Alejandro CruzEl Tigre
Eduardo MorenoNiño mensajero
Armando AcostaArmando AcostaEspectador lucha libre
Gregorio AcostaGregorio AcostaAgente policía
Gabriel ÁlvarezEspectador lucha libre
Stephen BerneEntrenador pelón
Salvador GodínezSalvador GodínezAgente policía
Jesús Gómez MurguíaPolicía
Leonor GómezPuestera

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