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Originally Posted by Sculpt
Got to see this. Never even heard of it. Released right in the heat of the war.
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Hi Sculpt,
I found out about it through Greg Mank's THE HOLLYWOOD HISSABLES and peaked my interest . It might be on YOUTUBE; I got my copy through DCS VIDEO SCREAMS which has a ton of obscure stuff.
MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932). Supposedly a consolation project for Director Robert Florey and Bela Lugosi (Both being replaced for FRANKENSTEIN), this has such promise ; Mad Scientist Bela has a crackpot theory of evolution , involving apes and women, but an incredibly disjointed script and horrendous acting (particularly prissy Bert Roach and squeaky star Sydney Fox), sloppy camera work (especially towards the end) and several overly long scenes just take the wind out of its sails.
Still, Bela is awesome as always, some great sets (Dr Mirakle's lab, the Parisian Rooftops) and a scene between Bela and Arlene Francis (later on TV's WHAT'S MY LINE?) that truly packs a wallop-how this must have shocked 1930's audiences-, although one wonders how the good DR could be so clueless. *1/2