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Murders in the Rue Morgue

"The super shocker !"

1932-01-27 Crime 1hr 0m

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.

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Storyline

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.

  • Released
    1932-01-27
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 0m
  • Genre
    Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Deutsch, Dansk
  • imdb-logo
    6.3
  • Production
    Universal Pictures

Crew

Robert Florey
Director
Dale Van Every
Screenplay
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer

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Cast

Sidney Fox

Sidney Fox

Mlle. Camille L'Espanaye
Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Mirakle
Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Pierre Dupin
Betty Ross Clarke

Betty Ross Clarke

Mme. L'Espanaye
Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

Prefect of Police
D'Arcy Corrigan

D'Arcy Corrigan

Morgue Keeper
Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Janos The Black One
Arlene Francis

Arlene Francis

Woman of the Streets
Ted Billings

Ted Billings

Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Franz Odenheimer (uncredited)
Joe Bonomo

Joe Bonomo

Gorilla (uncredited)
Agostino Borgato

Agostino Borgato

Alberto Montani (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian at Sideshow (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank

Christian J. Frank

Gendarme Using Snuff (uncredited)
Charles Gemora

Charles Gemora

Erik, the Gorilla (uncredited)
Harrison Greene

Harrison Greene

Sideshow Barker (uncredited)
Charlotte Henry

Charlotte Henry

Blonde Girl in Sideshow Audience (uncredited)
Harry Holman

Harry Holman

Victor Albert Adolph Jules Hugo Louis Dupont (uncredited)
Edna Marion

Edna Marion

Mignette (uncredited)
Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

The Dane (uncredited)
Charles Millsfield

Charles Millsfield

Bearded Man at Sideshow (uncredited)
Monte Montague

Monte Montague

Workman / Gendarme (uncredited)
John T. Murray

John T. Murray

Gendarme (uncredited)
Tempe Pigott

Tempe Pigott

Crone (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Tenant (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff

Michael Visaroff

Mirakle's Sideshow Barker (uncredited)
Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young

Girl (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-28

Bela Lugosi is at his most rigid best in this eerily spooky adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story. It's 1800s Paris and amidst the fog and t... read more

Bela Lugosi is at his most rigid best in this eerily spooky adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story. It's 1800s Paris and amidst the fog and the cobblestones streets, young women are being kidnapped and disappearing without trace. What's this to do with "Mirakle" (Lugosi)? Well we quite quickly discover that he is working on a Darwin-esque plan to prove the relationship between human beings and apes. To prove his theories, he is using the blood from his more hirsute helpers to contaminate his guinea pigs, but as yet to no avail. When he alights on the young "Camille" (Sidney Fox) her boyfriend, medical student "Dupin" (Leon Ames) starts to piece things together but how on earth is he going to convince the gendarmerie? I really quite enjoyed this hour of megalomanic science, peppered with some acceptable co-starring and a reasonably tight script as the tension of the adventure is managed quite effectively by Robert Florey towards a denouement that has a soupçon more jeopardy than you might expect. Of course, the role given to Fox is little better than that of one tied to a rail track, but she still manages to exude just enough of a sense of panic to keep things interesting and it's a decent example of an early, at times even scary, talkie.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Bela Lugosi is at his most rigid best in this eerily spooky adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story. It's 1800s Paris and amidst the fog and the cobblestones streets, young women are being kidnapped and disappearing without trace. What's this...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-28

Bela Lugosi is at his most rigid best in this eerily spooky adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story. It's 1800s Paris and amidst the fog and the cobblestones streets, young women are being kidnapped and...

read more