Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Mad passions, madder deeds in the Edgar Allan Poe chiller!

NR 1954 · 83 min · ★ 6.2 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Horror

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.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · Written by Harold Medford

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