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Murders in the Rue Morgue ()

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A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments.
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Mlle. Camille L'Espanaye
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Doctor Mirakle
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Pierre Dupin (as Leon Waycoff)
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Paul
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Mme. L'Espanaye
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Prefect of Police
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Morgue Keeper
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Janos - The Black One
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Woman of the Streets
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Billings ...
Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
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Franz Odenheimer (uncredited)
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Gorilla (uncredited)
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Alberto Montani (uncredited)
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Indian at Sideshow (uncredited)
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Gendarme Using Snuff (uncredited)
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Erik, the Gorilla (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ...
Sideshow Barker (uncredited)
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Blonde Girl in Sideshow Audience (uncredited)
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Victor Albert Adolph Jules Hugo Louis Dupont, the Landlord (uncredited)
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Mignette (uncredited)
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The Dane (uncredited)
Charles Millsfield ...
Bearded Man at Sideshow (uncredited)
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Workman / Gendarme (uncredited)
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Gendarme (uncredited)
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Crone (uncredited)
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Tenant (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ...
Mirakle's Sideshow Barker (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Florey

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Edgar Allan Poe ... (based on the immortal classic by)
 
Robert Florey ... (adaptation)
 
Tom Reed ... (screen play) &
Dale Van Every ... (screen play)
 
John Huston ... (added dialogue)
 
Ethel M. Kelly ... () (uncredited)

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E.M. Asher ... associate producer
Carl Laemmle Jr. ... producer

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Karl Freund ... cinematographer

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Milton Carruth
Maurice Pivar ... supervising editor

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Charles D. Hall

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Jack P. Pierce ... makeup artist (uncredited)

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Scott R. Beal ... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles S. Gould ... assistant director (uncredited)
Joseph A. McDonough ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Herman Rosse ... set designer (uncredited)

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C. Roy Hunter ... recording supervisor

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John P. Fulton ... special effects (as John Fulton)

Stunts

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Joe Bonomo ... stunt double: Charles Gemora (uncredited)

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Frank D. Williams ... special process photographer (uncredited)

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Gilbert Kurland ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld ... composer: stock music (uncredited) / main title musical arrangements (uncredited)

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Carl Laemmle ... presenter / president: Universal Pictures Corp.
Richard Schayer ... scenario editor
Howard Salemson ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

In 19th-century Paris, the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship. He constantly meets failure as the abducted women die. Medical student Pierre Dupin discovers what Mirakle is doing too late to prevent the abduction of his girlfriend Camille. Now he desperately tries to enlist the help of the police to get her back. Written by Gary Jackson

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Taglines Innocent Beauty - this was her wedding eve. On the wall a shadow . . the beast was at large grinning horribly-cruelly. What was Her Fate ? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Double assassinat dans la rue Morgue (France)
  • Das Geheimnis des Dr. Mirakel (Germany)
  • El doble asesinato de la calle Morgue (Spain)
  • Убийства на улице Морг (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Mord in der Rue Morgue (West Germany)
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  • 61 min
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Budget $190,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Many censors cut parts of the death scenes of the woman (Arlene Francis) of the streets - eliminating her stabbing and being tied to the cross beams. See more »
Goofs In many scenes, the close-up of a chimpanzee is used for the gorilla. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Mondo Lugosi - A Vampire's Scrapbook (1987). See more »
Soundtracks Swan Lake Overture See more »
Crazy Credits At the end of the film, the cast list is shown again with the heading, "A GOOD CAST IS WORTH REPEATING...." See more »
Quotes Dr. Mirakle: [Responding to an audience member who has accused him of heresy] Heresy? Do they still burn men for heresy? Then burn me monsieur, light the fire! Do you think your little candle will outshine the flame of truth?
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