Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) / Z-View
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Director: Robert Florey
Screenplay: Robert Florey from a story by Edgar Allan Poe
Stars: Sidney Fox, Bela Lugosi, Leon Ames (aka Leon Waycoff) and Arlene Francis.
The Pitch: “Horror movies sell. Let’s combine Edgar Allan Poe and Bela Lugosi.”
The Tagline: “Innocent Beauty – this was her wedding eve. On the wall a shadow . . the beast was at large grinning horribly-cruelly. What was Her Fate?”
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Bela Lugosi is the insane scientist, Dr. Mirakle who secretly experiments with blood transfusions from his circus ape to women he kidnaps. Despite the fact that each woman dies, Mirakle continues his experiments. (Hey! Isn’t that the definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?)
When the ape takes a liking to a woman in the audience, she becomes his next victim… Camille L’Espanaye [Fox] is up for the next Apefusion unless her fiance can convince the police what the madman is doing.
If you’re a Bela Lugosi fan, then you’ll enjoy this more than those who aren’t.
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