Murders in the Rue Morgue
“The super shocker !”
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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Cast
28 people
Sidney Fox
Mlle. Camille L'Espanaye
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Pierre Dupin
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Bert Roach
Paul
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Betty Ross Clarke
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D'Arcy Corrigan
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Arlene Francis
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One, Two, Three
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Robert Florey Director · Dale Van Every Screenplay Tom Reed Screenplay
Budget $186K · United States release January 27, 1932 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$186,090
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · German · Italian
Release dates
United States · January 27, 1932
Theatrical
United States
February 21, 1932 · Theatrical
France
April 8, 1932 · Theatrical
Germany
April 9, 1970 · TV · Hessisches Fernsehprogramm
November 8, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
Sweden
September 24, 1932 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 24, 1932 · Theatrical
April 9, 2001 · Physical · DVD
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