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* FashionDesigner: Lucille works as a Modiste, making fashionable clothes.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Lefevre and the police arrive in time to prevent Lucille's murder, leading to a chase between Morrell and the police.



* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoiler:Jeanette, who was also the [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom victim that started Morrell's murder because she responded poorly to her portrait being displayed]].]]

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* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoiler:Jeanette, who was also the [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom victim that started Morrell's murder murderous action because she responded poorly to her portrait being displayed]].]]



* SinisterSuffocation: [[spoiler:Morrell's method of killing his victims is via strangulation.]]



* SinisterSuffocation: [[spoiler:Morrell's method of killing his victims is via strangulation.]]

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* SinisterSuffocation: [[spoiler:Morrell's method of killing UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:When Jeanette responded badly to Morrell's portrait, the artist strangled her to death, which kickstarted his victims is via strangulation.]]murderous urges.]]

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* StarvingArtist: Morrell started out as an art student struggling to make a name for himself as an artist, until he helped an ill woman and was inspired to paint her portrait.

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* StarvingArtist: Morrell started out as an art student struggling to make a name for himself as an artist, until he helped nurse an ill woman back to health and was inspired to paint her portrait.
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* SecretKeeper: Lamarte is aware of Morrell's murderous tendencies after every portrait is painted, but he keeps it secret because of the promising prices the paintings offer.
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''Bluebeard'' is a 1944 film noir based on the French tale ''Literature/{{Bluebeard}}'' directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine and Jean Parker.

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''Bluebeard'' is a 1944 film noir based on the French tale ''Literature/{{Bluebeard}}'' directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine Creator/JohnCarradine and Jean Parker.
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Gaston Morrell, a painter and puppeteer, crosses paths with the lovely Modiste (dressmaker) named Lucille in the streets of Paris. Interested in her skills, he commissions from her new clothes for his puppets.

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Gaston Morrell, Morrell (Carradine), a painter and puppeteer, crosses paths with the lovely Modiste (dressmaker) named Lucille (Parker) in the streets of Paris. Interested in her skills, he commissions from her new clothes for his puppets.
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* RooftopConfrontation: The police chase Morrell on the rooftops before he accidentally does himself in.
* StarvingArtist: Morrell's started out as an art student struggling to make a name for himself as an artist.

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* RooftopConfrontation: The police chase Morrell on across the rooftops before he accidentally does himself in.
* StarvingArtist: Morrell's Morrell started out as an art student struggling to make a name for himself as an artist.artist, until he helped an ill woman and was inspired to paint her portrait.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Morrell falls to his death, plunging into the Seine.


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* PuppetShows: Morrell operates a puppet show based on ''Faust'' when he's not painting.
* RooftopConfrontation: The police chase Morrell on the rooftops before he accidentally does himself in.

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* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoielr:Jeanette, who was also the [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom victim that started Morrell's murder because she responded poorly to her portrait being displayed]].]]

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* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoielr:Jeanette, [[spoiler:Jeanette, who was also the [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom victim that started Morrell's murder because she responded poorly to her portrait being displayed]].]]


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* InherentlyAttractiveProfession: What attracts Morrell to Lucille is when he learns she designs clothes and would commission her to create new costumes for his puppets.
* MadArtist: The 'mad' part comes in because [[spoiler:whenever Morrell paints his latest model, he keeps seeing his first muse Jeanette in them and is struck with the urge to kill her again and again]].

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Gaston Morrell, a painter and puppeteer, crosses paths with the lovely modiste (dressmaker) named Lucille in the streets of Paris. Interested in her skills, he commissions from her new clothes for his puppets.

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Gaston Morrell, a painter and puppeteer, crosses paths with the lovely modiste Modiste (dressmaker) named Lucille in the streets of Paris. Interested in her skills, he commissions from her new clothes for his puppets.



* ClingyJealousGirl: Renee, who didn't like Morrell's budding attraction to Lucille.
* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoielr:Jeanette, who was also the [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom victim that started Morrell's murder because she responded poorly to her portrait being displayed]].]]
* FashionDesigner: Lucille works as a Modiste, making fashionable clothes.



* StarvingArtist: Morrell's beginnings, when he struggled to make impressive art.

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* StarvingArtist: Morrell's beginnings, when he struggled started out as an art student struggling to make impressive art.a name for himself as an artist.

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* StarvingArtist: Morrell's beginnings, when he struggled to make impressive art.

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* BurialAtSea: [[spoiler:Morrell, after murdering his victim, dumps their body in the river Seine, where they would be found later.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The reason why Morrell murders Francine as well as perceiving her a threat between him and Lucille.]]
* StarvingArtist: Morrell's beginnings, when he struggled to make impressive art.art.
* SinisterSuffocation: [[spoiler:Morrell's method of killing his victims is via strangulation.]]
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''Bluebeard'' is a 1944 film noir based on the French tale ''Literature/{{Bluebeard}}'' directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine and Jean Parker.

Gaston Morrell, a painter and puppeteer, crosses paths with the lovely modiste (dressmaker) named Lucille in the streets of Paris. Interested in her skills, he commissions from her new clothes for his puppets.

When not running his puppet show, he reluctantly works on painting portraits at favorable prices with the help of art dealer Lamarte.

However, the streets of Paris are in fear of a mysterious murderer called "Bluebeard", who kills women and dumps their bodies in the Seine. When Lucille's sister, Francine, is brought in to uncover the murderer's identity, things get more dangerous for the artist...

!!''Bluebeard'' will not paint for the following examples:

* StarvingArtist: Morrell's beginnings, when he struggled to make impressive art.

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