Phantom of the Rue Morgue

film by Del Ruth [1954]

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The 1954 film Phantom of the Rue Morgue, directed by Roy Del Ruth, is a horror film shot in 3-D but released in a standard format. It is a remake of the 1932 version, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, which itself was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story of the same name. Poe's story is considered one of the first detective stories and features C. Auguste Dupin solving a seemingly impossible murder mystery, ultimately revealing an escaped orangutan as the culprit.12

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Roy Del Ruth
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In 1954 Del Ruth directed Phantom of the Rue Morgue, which was shot in 3-D but released “flat.” Del Ruth’s horror film paled in comparison with the 1932 version, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, with Karl Malden miscast in the Bela Lugosi role.
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In 1954 Del Ruth directed Phantom of the Rue Morgue, which was shot in 3-D but released “flat.” Del Ruth’s horror film paled in comparison with the 1932 version, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, with Karl Malden miscast in the Bela Lugosi role.
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