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Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 American mystery horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin and Patricia Medina. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.
- 7
- Roy Del Ruth
- 83 min
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1954 horror film based on Edgar Allan Poe's story. See the actors, directors, writers, producers, and more who worked on this classic movie.
C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human.
In 19th century Paris, a series of gruesome murders baffles the police. In each case a woman is found beaten to death inside a locked room. Suspicion soon falls on innocent Professor Pierre Dupin (Steve Forrest). Maybe somebody should look at his colleague Dr. Marais (Karl Malden), who has a caged gorilla and bad luck with the ladies.
An insane zoologist uses his trained ape to commit a series of grisly murders in turn-of-the-century Paris.
- Horror
A horror film based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story about a mad scientist who uses an ape to kill his enemies. See cast, crew, photos, videos, trivia and more on TCM's website.
