The Corpse Vanishes (1942) is an American mystery‑horror film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Bela Lugosi. The story follows a mad scientist, Dr. Lorenz, who sends brides poisonous orchids that place them in a death‑like trance. He then steals their bodies to extract glandular fluids, which he uses to preserve the youth of his aging wife.
A determined journalist begins investigating the strange bridal disappearances, eventually uncovering Lorenz’s sinister experiments and the grotesque family that assists him. The film was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures, a studio known for low‑budget genre films, and later reissued in 1949.
Film Details
Title: The Corpse Vanishes
Year: 1942
Genre: Mystery / Horror
Director: Wallace Fox
Producers: Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz
Writers: Harvey Gates (screenplay), Sam Robins & Gerald Schnitzer (story)
Starring:
Bela Lugosi as Dr. Lorenz
Luana Walters as Patricia Hunter
Tristram Coffin as Dr. Foster
Elizabeth Russell as Countess Lorenz
Minerva Urecal as Fagah
Cinematography: Arthur Reed
Edited by: Robert Golden
Music by: Johnny Lange, Lew Porter
Studio: Banner Productions
Distributed by: Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release Date: May 8, 1942
Runtime: 64 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
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