Murders in the Rue Morgue

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Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932 · Movie · 61 min

Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer79%as of 2024-11-08
  • Rotten Tomatoes average6.6/10as of 2021-10-05

What it is

Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American horror film directed by Robert Florey, based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue. The plot is about Doctor Mirakle, a carnival sideshow entertainer and scientist who kidnaps Parisian women to mix their blood with that of his gorilla, Erik.

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Genres
Crime / Horror / Mystery
Original language
English

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