The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

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1957
1h 20m
5.9(14 votes)
Horror
Science Fiction

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...

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30 members
Acting

Wolf Ruvinskis

Guillermo Santana

Wolf Ruvinskis
Acting

Carlos Riquelme

The Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito

Carlos Riquelme
Acting

Crox Alvarado

Capt. Carlos Robles

Crox Alvarado
Acting

Columba Domínguez

Lucía

Columba Domínguez
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Eduardo Alcaraz

Police Chief

Eduardo Alcaraz
Acting

Yerye Beirute

Cosme Ramírez, first henchman

Yerye Beirute
Acting

Ignacio Navarro

Second Henchman

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Arturo Martínez

Felipe Dorantes, wrestling promoter

Arturo Martínez
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Alberto Catalá

Rubio, wrestling trainer

Alberto Catalá
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Guillermo Hernández

El Lobo negro

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Lee Morgan

Unknown Role

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Alejandro Cruz

El Tigre

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Eduardo Moreno

Niño mensajero

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Armando Acosta

Espectador lucha libre

Armando Acosta
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Gregorio Acosta

Agente policía

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Gabriel Álvarez

Espectador lucha libre

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Stephen Berne

Entrenador pelón

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Salvador Godínez

Agente policía

Salvador Godínez
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Jesús Gómez Murguía

Policía

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Leonor Gómez

Puestera

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Salvador Lozano

Señor licenciado

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Rubén Márquez

Agente policía

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Héctor Mateos

Doctor

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Roberto Meyer

Médico forense

Roberto Meyer
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Pepe Nava

Pirulín, velador

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Luz María Núñez

Cabaretera

Luz María Núñez
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Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Unknown Role

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo
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Antonio «Pícoro» Padilla

Anunciador lucha libre

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José Pardavé

Mesero

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Jesús "Murciélago" Velázquez

Contrincante

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