16MM Murders In The Rue Morgue~A RARE 1932 Film With Bela Lugosi•A Collectors Dream!

Directed by

Robert Florey

Screenplay by

Tom Reed

Dale Van Every[2]

Based on

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

by Edgar Allan Poe

Produced by

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Starring

Bela Lugosi

Sidney Fox

Leon Ames

Bert Roach

Brandon Hurst

Noble Johnson

D'Arcy Corrigan

Cinematography

Karl W. Freund[2]

Edited by

Milton Carruth[2]

Production

company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by

Universal Pictures

Release dates

February 10, 1932 (RKO-Mayfair Theatre)

February 21, 1932

Running time

62 minutes[2]

Country

United States[3]

Language

English

Budget

$186,090

Florey had suggested adapting Poe's story as early as March 1930 but he was only attached after being taken off Frankenstein (1931). Only a few elements of Poe's story remain in the script by Tom Reed and Dale Van Every; much of the story was changed to accommodate a role for Lugosi. Florey left the project but returned, arguing with Universal about elements such as period setting. After production wrapped on November 13, 1931, it was brought back into production for five days of reshoots and reordering of scenes in the final edit.

The film was first shown publicly in New York on February 10, 1932, and its wide release was censored throughout North America. The authors of Universal Horrors described initial reviews of the film as "harsh" while later reviews from historians and home video reviewers were lukewarm. The film led to other Poe stories being adapted by Universal Pictures; it was also the first to have Lugosi in a role of either a mad scientist or a doctor, roles he would reprise later in his career from The Black Cat (1934) to Bride of the Monster (1955).

I am not a film professional and acquired the collection. Films are projected(as shown in photos)and there’s no vinegar. I will provide video of the film playing if requested. This is NOT A DUPLICATE NOR IS IT ON 3M film stock.

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