The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Blu-ray]

The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Florey Cast: Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
, Leon Waycoff
Leon Waycoff
, Sidney Fox
Sidney Fox
, Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
Robert Florey
The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Blu-ray]

The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Florey Cast: Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
, Leon Waycoff
Leon Waycoff
, Sidney Fox
Sidney Fox
, Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
Robert Florey

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Overview

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 of his pet gorilla. His experiments will forever be doomed to failure, however, until he is able to obtain the blood of a virgin -- and that's where Camille L'Espanye (Sidney Fox) comes into the picture. When Mirakle's monkey kidnaps Camille and murders her mother, suspicion immediately falls upon the girl's sweetheart, starving artist Pierre Dupin (Leon Waycoff, later known as Leon Ames). But by using the deductive skills displayed in the original story by Poe's master detective C. Auguste Dupin, our hero not only proves his innocence, but rescues the helpless heroine from Mirakle's clutches.

Product Details

Release Date: 12/17/2019
UPC: 0826663204971
Original Release: 1932
Rating: NR
Source: Shout Factory
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:01:00
Sales rank: 16,366

Special Features

SDH Subtitles; New audio commentary with author/film historian Gary D. Rhodes; New audio commentary with author/film historian Gregory William Mank; 1080p High Definition

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bela Lugosi Dr. Mirakle
Leon Waycoff Pierre Dupin
Sidney Fox Camille L'Espanaye
Brandon Hurst Prefect of Police
Bert Roach Paul
Noble Johnson Janos
D'Arcy Corrigan Morgue Keeper
Betty Ross Clarke The Mother
Arlene Francis Monette
Charles Gemora Erik the Ape
Herman Bing Franz Odenheimer

Technical Credits
Robert Florey Director
Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
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