Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Mad passions, madder deeds in the Edgar Allan Poe chiller!
1954 · 1h 23m · APPROVED
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Roy Del Ruth Director
- Karl Malden as Dr. Marais
- Claude Dauphin as Insp. Bonnard
- Patricia Medina as Jeanette
- Steve Forrest as Prof. Paul Dupin
- Allyn Ann McLerie as Yvonne (as Allyn McLerie)
- Anthony Caruso as Jacques the One-Eyed
- Veola Vonn as Arlette
- Dolores Dorn as Camille
- Merv Griffin as Georges Brevert
- Paul Richards as Rene the Knife-thrower
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