Murders in the Rue Morgue (Original photograph from the 1932 film)

  • N.p.: N.p., 1932
By Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Ames (starring); Robert Florey (director); Tom Reed, Dale Van Every (screenwriters); Edgar Allan Poe (story)
N.p.: N.p., 1932. Vintage reference photograph from the 1932 film, showing actors Bela Lugosi and Leon Ames looking on while Sidney Fox encounters a sinister ape (Joe Bonomo in a monkey suit).

Loosely based on the 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe, an atmospheric tale heavily influenced by German Expressionism, about a mad scientist who kidnaps the women of Paris in order to mix their blood with his pet gorilla's. The film was the first to have Lugosi in the role of a mad scientist or doctor, a role he would reprise throughout his career.

9 x 7 inches. Very Good plus, moderately soiled on the verso.

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