Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932 · 61 min · EN · 6.0 (150 votes)
Dir. Robert Florey · Starring Sidney Fox, Bela Lugosi, Leon Ames, Bert Roach, Betty Ross Clarke, Brandon Hurst

“The super shocker !”

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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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A darkly atmospheric, pre-Code shocker. This gothic tale of mad science and obsession unfolds with a macabre, unsettling tone, featuring striking expressionistic visuals and a disturbing central premise.

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