Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsBluebeard (1944) More at IMDbPro »
Overview
User Rating:
Director:
Writers:
Arnold Phillips (story) and
Werner H. Furst (story) ...
more
Release Date:
11 November 1944 (USA) more
Tagline:
The most sinister love story ever told!
Plot:
In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Ulmer and Carradine team up more (34 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| John Carradine | ... | Gaston Morrell | |
| Jean Parker | ... | Lucille | |
| Nils Asther | ... | Inspector Lefevre | |
| Ludwig Stössel | ... | Jean Lamarte (as Ludwig Stossel) | |
| George Pembroke | ... | Inspector Renard | |
| Teala Loring | ... | Francine | |
| Sonia Sorel | ... | Renee | |
| Henry Kolker | ... | Deschamps | |
| Emmett Lynn | ... | Le Soldat | |
| Iris Adrian | ... | Mimi | |
| Patti McCarty | ... | Babette | |
| Carrie Devan | ... | Constance | |
| Anne Sterling | ... | Jeanette |
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
72 min (copyright length) | 70 min (DVD)
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #10303) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) | UK:A (original rating)
Company:
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Features John Carradine's own favorite performance. more
Quotes:
Gaston Morrell: Lucille, I want to tell you something no other living person knows... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Creature Features: The Mummy/Bluebeard (#1.24)" (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Faust more
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (34 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Bluebeard (1944)Recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Suspect Zero | The Woman in the Window | The Fugitive | Touch of Evil | The Night of the Hunter |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| IMDb Crime section | IMDb USA section | Add this title to MyMovies |

Once I found out why John Carradine's character, a Paris portrait artist of young women, strangles them after the paintings are finished, the reason didn't seem to make much sense. But it didn't matter anyway because this picture is full of great scenes and camera angles, and extraordinary acting by everyone, especially Carradine and the beautiful Jean Parker. Parker plays a dressmaker who attends Carradine's operatic outdoor puppet show production one night in one of the film's best scenes. The city is gripped by fear of a Bluebeard, a murderer of women apparently. Nils Asther has a marvelous part as the suave police inspector as does Ludwig Stossel as the murderous artist's agent who knows the truth and blackmails him to paint women because the portraits bring a nice price. And this little movie from poverty row near brilliantly brings out a complexity and subtlety that is in almost every weirdly and creatively shot scene.