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Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
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27 March 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
Mad passions, madder deeds in the Edgar Allan Poe chiller!Plot:
After several women are murdered, the police are baffled who the suspect is. All evidence points to Bonnard, but soon it becomes apparent that it is something that is stronger and more deadlier than man. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Atmospheric Thriller moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Karl Malden | ... | Dr. Marais | |
| Claude Dauphin | ... | Insp. Bonnard | |
| Patricia Medina | ... | Jeanette | |
| Steve Forrest | ... | Prof. Paul Dupin | |
| Allyn Ann McLerie | ... | Yvonne (as Allyn McLerie) | |
| Anthony Caruso | ... | Jacques the One-Eyed | |
| Veola Vonn | ... | Arlette (model) | |
| Dolores Dorn | ... | Camille (woman in audience) | |
| Merv Griffin | ... | Georges Brevert | |
| Paul Richards | ... | Rene the Knife-thrower | |
| Rolfe Sedan | ... | LeBon (as Rolphe Sedan) | |
| Erin O'Brien-Moore | ... | Wardrobe woman | |
| The Flying Zacchinis | ... | Themselves |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1955) | Sweden:(Banned) (1954-1976) | Sweden:15 (re-rating) | USA:ApprovedFun Stuff
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The famous "gorilla performer" Charles Gemora, who plays the gorilla, also played the gorilla in the original Universal version Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932). moreMovie Connections:
Featured in "Son of Svengoolie: Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) (#1.35)" (1980) moreFAQ
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If you've never seen this Parisian outing in 3-D, you must. It's been decades since the last time I enjoyed it at a temporary 3-D revival, but I remember the effects quite well. I won't discuss the story because too many commentators have already discussed how it is modified from Poe's original, but the script works. It is a horror movie, after all, which makes me think the writer who critiqued the "over the top" and "stilted" acting, doesn't realize that like fair rides we go to these movies to be thrilled and shudder. By current slasher film standards, this movie is very tame ... but it effectively depicts enough to give you nightmares, if you really think a bout what's going on. As mentioned, the 3-D effects are stunning. No, this movie is not as good per se as "House of Wax" but it is definitely worth a look. Why the devil doesn't Warner Brothers release both HoW and PotRM on DVD in 3-D using the shutter process utilized for the Imax releases?