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Murders in the Rue Morgue

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Murders in the Rue Morgue
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1hr 1min
Genres:
Drama,Horror
Release:
1932
Director:
Robert Florey
Starring:
Bela Lugosi, Leon Waycoff [Ames], Sydney Fox  ...more
Synopsis: Having missed the opportunity to direct Frankenstein for Universal, Robert Florey was offered Murders in the Rue Morgue as a consolation, whereupon he transformed a pedestrian property into a minor classic. Owing more to Cabinet of Dr. Caligari than to Edgar Allen Poe, the film stars Bela Lugosi as Doctor Mirakle (accent on the second syllable), a carnival sideshow entertainer who doubles as a mad scientist. Kidnapping prostitutes off the Paris streets, Mirakle endeavors to mix their blood with that ... Full Synopsis
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Patrick Legare, AMG Review
Bela Lugosi in the prime of his horror career delivers a sublimely evil performance that carries this effective thriller released by Universal in the wake of their horror success of Frankenstein and Dracula. Based on a tale by Edgar Allen Poe, Murders in the Rue Morgue strikes a similar feel to some of Tod Browning's pictures: dark and rather sadistic. Lugosi's Dr. Mirakle is an evil doctor whose prize ... Full Review
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Bela Lugosi
Dr. Mirakle
Leon Waycoff [Ames]
Pierre Dupin
Sydney Fox
Mlle. Camille L'Esponage
Sydney Fox
Mlle. Camille L'Esponage
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