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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

"The super shocker !"

6.1/10 1h 1m Jan 27, 1932
Horror Mystery Crime

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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Movie Details

Original Title Murders in the Rue Morgue
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Sidney Fox
Sidney Fox
Mlle. Camille L'Espanaye
Popularity: 0.6
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Mirakle
Popularity: 0.6
Leon Ames
Leon Ames
Pierre Dupin
Popularity: 3.8
Bert Roach
Bert Roach
Paul
Popularity: 1.6
Betty Ross Clarke
Betty Ross Clarke
Mme. L'Espanaye
Popularity: 3.5
Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
Prefect of Police
Popularity: 0.4
D'Arcy Corrigan
D'Arcy Corrigan
Morgue Keeper
Popularity: 5.5
Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson
Janos The Black One
Popularity: 2.2
Arlene Francis
Arlene Francis
Woman of the Streets
Popularity: 4.5
Ted Billings
Ted Billings
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.4
Herman Bing
Herman Bing
Franz Odenheimer (uncredited)
Popularity: 2.5
Joe Bonomo
Joe Bonomo
Gorilla (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Robert Florey
Screenplay Tom Reed, Dale Van Every
Music Heinz Roemheld
Writer Ethel M. Kelly
Producer Carl Laemmle Jr.
Editor Milton Carruth

Production

Universal Pictures
US

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Keywords

paris, france circus black and white ape pre-code genetic engineering murder mystery 19th century racist stereotype native

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Dec 28, 2024

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 discov ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 27, 1932
Runtime 1h 1m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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