The Corpse Vanishes

The Corpse Vanishes is a 1942 film about a scientist, aided by a crazed old woman and her two sons, who kills virginal brides, steals their bodies, and extracts gland fluid to keep his ancient wife alive and young.

Directed by Wallace Fox. Written by Harvey Gates.

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!  (taglines)

Other

• Dr. Lorenz: You see, our dreams, our minds play strange tricks on us sometimes!
• Keenan: Aww, now wait a minute. Are you trying to tell me that this Professor Lorenz is a hypnotist as well as a horticulturist?

Dialogue

Patricia Hunter: Oh, professor, do you also make a habit of collecting coffins?

Dr. Lorenz: Why, yes, in a manner of speaking. I find a coffin much more comfortable than a bed.

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Dr. Foster: These young girls, whether dead or alive, are being used by Lorenz in some manner as human guinea pigs to sustain his wife in a youthful state.

Keenan: Oh, that's preposterous.

Patricia Hunter: It's nothing of the kind. Scientists are finding out every day that glands and hormones have a lot to do with life and health.

Dr. Foster: The glands in our bodies help to determine the condition of our teeth, the texture of our hair.

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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?

Taglines

• 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!
• Horror to make your hair stand on end!
• Keeper of the Grotto of Torture!

Cast

• Bela Lugosi — Dr. Lorenz
• Luana Walters — Patricia Hunter
• Tris Coffin — Dr. Foster
• Elizabeth Russell — Countess Lorenz
• Minerva Urecal — Fagan

External links

• The Corpse Vanishes quotes at the Internet Movie Database