The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
- Directed by
- Wallace Fox
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 76 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mad scientist kidnaps young brides and injects their fluids into his wife to keep her young. A journalist and a doctor team up to solve the disappearances and stop him.
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What happens
The Corpse Vanishes is a 1942 American mystery horror film starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Wallace Fox, and written by Harvey Gates. Lugosi portrays a mad scientist who injects his aging wife (played by Elizabeth Russell) with fluids from virginal young brides in order to preserve her beauty. Luana Walters as a journalist and Tristram Coffin as a small-town doctor investigate and solve the disappearances of the brides. The film was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures, and was reissued in 1949 by Favorite Films Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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