
Murders in the Rue Morgue
“The super shocker !”
Overview
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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Details
- Director
- Robert Florey
- Written by
- Dale Van Every, Tom Reed, Ethel M. Kelly
- Produced by
- Carl Laemmle Jr.
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Cast

Sidney Fox
Mlle. Camille L'Espanaye

Bela Lugosi
Dr. Mirakle

Leon Ames
Pierre Dupin

Bert Roach
Paul

Betty Ross Clarke
Mme. L'Espanaye

Brandon Hurst
Prefect of Police

D'Arcy Corrigan
Morgue Keeper

Noble Johnson
Janos The Black One

Arlene Francis
Woman of the Streets

Ted Billings
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Herman Bing
Franz Odenheimer (uncredited)

Joe Bonomo
Gorilla (uncredited)
Agostino Borgato
Alberto Montani (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody
Indian at Sideshow (uncredited)

Christian J. Frank
Gendarme Using Snuff (uncredited)

Charles Gemora
Erik, the Gorilla (uncredited)
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MAN-MADE MONSTERS #9: Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) & Island of Lost Souls (1932)







