boris karloff comes back from the dead to his grandson billy

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

Two young men who try to steal the body of a rich man, who has no respect for others, with the intention of flogging the corpse for public consumption. Later, they realize that the coffin contains a large amount of treasure and decide to distribute it to the poor.