Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 film)

Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 film about a mad scientist who seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments.
 * Directed by Robert Florey. Written by Robert Florey, based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe.

Innocent Beauty - this was her wedding eve. On the wall a shadow. . the beast was at large grinning horribly-cruelly. What was Her Fate? (taglines)

Dr. Mirakle

 * Heresy? Do they still burn men for heresy? Then burn me monsieur, light the fire! Do you think your little candle will outshine the flame of truth?
 * My life is consecrated to great experiment. I tell you I will prove your kinship with the ape. Eric's blood will be mixed with the blood of man!

Dialogue

 * Prefect of Police: [interviewing the first witness] So, your name is Victor Albert Adolph Jules Hugo Louis Dupont?
 * Landlord: Yes, sir.
 * Prefect of Police: Why did you not investigate when you heard the first scream?
 * Landlord: I... I was afraid.
 * Prefect of Police: Stupid, incredibly stupid.
 * [the next person approaches the Prefect, talking German]
 * Franz Odenheimer: Habe die Ehre, Herr Prefekt. [It's my honor, Mr. Prefect.]
 * Prefect of Police: What is your name and business?
 * Franz Odenheimer: I am Franz Odenheimer. I own a restaurant.
 * Prefect of Police: Odenheimer, in your own way, tell us what happened.
 * Franz Odenheimer: You see, I was just going to bed. Then suddenly, I heard a scream. Right away, I ran across the street. And I was one of the first ones to enter this room. On the way upstairs, I heard a voice. And that voice was speaking Italian.
 * Prefect of Police: [doubting his accuracy] Do you speak Italian?
 * Franz Odenheimer: No.
 * Prefect of Police: Were you ever in Italy?
 * Franz Odenheimer: No.
 * Prefect of Police: How do you know it was Italian?
 * Franz Odenheimer: Because I am sure it was Italian.
 * Prefect of Police: [unconvinced] Ah. Danke schön. [Thank you.] [calls on next person] Alberto Montani. What do you know of this affair?
 * Alberto Montani: Well, I also heard the voice. But it was not Italian. I am Italian. I speak Italian. [says something in Italian, then continues in English] When I ran up the stairs with the others, I heard the voice. It's not Italian, no. Definitely, it was Danish.
 * Prefect of Police: Do you speak Danish?
 * Alberto Montani: No.
 * Prefect of Police: Were you ever in Denmark?
 * Alberto Montani: No.
 * Prefect of Police: How do you know it was Danish?
 * Alberto Montani: My intuition.
 * The Dane: [to Montani] It was not Danish! [to Prefect] I beg your pardon, Your Honor. I am a native of Denmark. Danish is my native tongue. I heard the voice, but it was not Danish. It was German.
 * Franz Odenheimer: [upset, approaches the Prefect] Italian, not German.
 * Alberto Montani: Danish.
 * The Dane: German.
 * Franz Odenheimer: [in German] Ich lege meine Hand ans Lügners Feuer das es keiner Deutscher war! [I put my hand on the Liar's Fire that it wasn't a German!]
 * The Dane: [while Montani argues in Italian] I say it was German.
 * Prefect of Police: [while all 3 argue loudly in their native languages] Silence!
 * Franz Odenheimer: Italian.
 * Alberto Montani: Danish.
 * The Dane: German.
 * Prefect of Police: Silence.

Taglines

 * Innocent Beauty - this was her wedding eve. On the wall a shadow . . the beast was at large grinning horribly-cruelly. What was Her Fate?
 * A powerful cast that will guarantee entertainment!
 * Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe.
 * Edgar Allan Poe's dramatic story of the horrors of Paris.

Cast

 * Bela Lugosi — Dr. Mirakle
 * Sidney Fox — Mademoiselle Camille L'Espanaye
 * Leon Ames — Pierre Dupin
 * Bert Roach — Paul
 * Betty Ross Clarke — Camille's mother
 * Brandon Hurst — Prefect of Police
 * D'Arcy Corrigan — Morgue Keeper
 * Noble Johnson — Janos
 * Arlene Francis — Streetwalker (a prostitute)
 * Charles Gemora — the sideshow ape Erik
 * Torben Meyer — The Dane
 * Agostino Montani — Alberto Montani
 * Herman Bing — Franz Odenheimer