by the police. Back at the mansion, Lorenz is stabbed by the crazed old woman, Fagah, who holds Lorenz responsible for her sons' deaths. He strangles her, then collapses and dies. Fagah rallies weakly and stabs the Countess to death. The police, and the young doctor who has led them to the mansion, arrive and Hunter is freed. Cast Bela Lugosi as Dr. Lorenz Luana Walters as Patricia Hunter Tristram Coffin as Dr. Foster Elizabeth Russell as Countess Lorenz Minerva Urecal as Fagah Angelo Rossitto as Toby Frank Moran as Angel Vince Barnett as Sandy Kenneth Harlan as Editor Keenan George Eldredge as Mike Joan Barclay as Alice Wentworth Gwen Kenyon as Peggy Production Filming started 13 March 1942. Reception Australian film critic Marcella Papandrea of The Super Network looked beyond the B-grade nature of The Corpse Vanishes and stated this about the film in her review "There are some truly memorable moments in this film, as once again Bela Lugosi gives a great performance as a mad scientist, his scenes have a sense of unease and dread." Release The film became available in many formats beginning on VHS in the mid 1990s, then on DVD after the year 2000 by many different studios, and most recently on Blu-ray in April, 2017 from the Retromedia Entertainment Group, Inc. In popular culture Lugosi starred in another 1942 horror film, Bowery at Midnight. In a scene outside a cinema, an advertising poster for The Corpse Vanishes outside the doors features Lugosi's image and name. Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Corpse Vanishes was featured in episode #105 of Mystery Science Theater 3000 along with Chapter 3 of Radar Men from the Moon, a Commando Cody serial. The episode debuted in December 1989 on the Comedy Channel. The experiment worked enough for Tom Servo to short-circuit when questioned by Joel Robinson for a positive aspect from the film. MST3K writer Mary Jo Pehl describes the film as "nonstop boredom and yawns aplenty" and a "low-key quasi-thriller." Like all other first season episodes, The Corpse Vanishes did not make the Top 100 list as voted upon by Season 11 Kickstarter backers. Writer Jim Vogel also took a dim view, ranking it #184 (out of 191 total MST3K episodes). "It's not the worst movie in the world, although it is very weird," Vogel says, remarking that the low energy level from the riffers makes this an