Line #22 Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue


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2	-> ''"Will my search never end?"''
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4	A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of ''Literature/TheMurdersInTheRueMorgue'' by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical Franchise/UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning it.
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6	It is the year 1845 and a carnival has come to [[GayParee Paris]]. One of the sideshows feature a man named [[MadScientist Dr. Mirakle]] (Creator/BelaLugosi) and [[KillerGorilla his gorilla]] Erik, which he touts to be the missing link between man and ape. He spends his free time by trying to prove this claim, namely kidnapping women and injecting them with Erik's blood to find out if they are compatible.
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8	This method proves to be fatal to his test subjects and the string of bodies he is leaving behind attracts the curiosity of the medical student Pierre Dupin. Coincidentally, Dr. Mirakle has took interest on Dupin's sweetheart Camille, as Erik has took liking to her. Perhaps she has the right type of blood?
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10	Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Murders in the Rue Morgue 1971}} 1971 film of the same name]], which has practically nothing to do with the Poe story except the name.
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12	!!Examples in this movie:
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15	* AdaptationalNameChange: Dupin goes from C. Auguste Dupin to ''Pierre'' Dupin here.
16	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The [[KillerGorilla killer ape]] is a gorilla rather than an orangutan, like in the book.
17	* AmateurSleuth: Dupin.
18	* AssShove: Well, he says "nose", but this is what Pierre's flatmate means when he talks about the difficulties of earning enough to provide a French bread for supper.
19	* AxeBeforeEntering:
20	** The crowd breaking down the door of Camille's apartment.
21	** The gendarmes breaking down the backdoor to Dr. Mirakle's hideout.
22	* BigBad: Dr. Mirakle, a MadScientist killing women to do experiments with ape blood.
23	* BigOlUnibrow: Dr. Mirakle exemplifies Type II.
24	* BrownFace: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. Camille asks Dupin if the belly-dancers are really that brown or if it's just painted on, and when he volunteers to check she slaps him.
25	* TheCoroner: The unnamed coroner who supplies Dupin with material and specimens from the morgue.
26	* DamselInDistress: Camille in the end, as she is kidnapped by Erik.
27	* DisneyVillainDeath: Erik's death.
28	* DisposableSexWorker: The first victim of Dr. Mirakle. The closest her comes to being stated outright is when the coroner asks "Profession?" and an underling just nods and says "Yes".
29	* EventTitle: ''Murders in the Rue Morgue''
30	* EvilutionaryBiologist: Dr. Mirakle has no problem with murder during his search for the connection of man and ape. The only thing that bugs him are his repetitive failures.
31	* EyepatchOfPower: One of the vagrants under the bridge wear one.
32	* GoryDiscretionShot: Erik attacking Camille's mother.
33	* TheIgor: Janos.
34	* KillerGorilla: Erik, Dr. Mirakle's savage ape.
35	* KnifeFight: Dr. Mirakle witnesses two men knife fighting over an implied street walker. He picks her up after the two men perish, and experiments on her.
36	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Mirakle is an evil MadScientist with a doctorate.
37	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Dr. Mirakle.
38	* OutsideRide: Dupin lifts a ride from a carriage to find Dr. Mirakle's hideout.
39	* PluckyComicRelief: Dupin's roommate Paul.
40	* ThePowerOfBlood: Dr. Mirakle beliefs that Erik's blood is a key component in finding the missing link between man and ape.
41	* TooDumbToLive: It doesn’t take much convincing for the woman in the opening scene to walk off with the sinister looking Mirakle.
42	* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film opens with Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake Overture".
43	* ScreamingWoman: Camille and her mother when Erik breaks into their apartment.
44	* ShadowDiscretionShot: Dr. Mirakle's death at Erik's hands.
45	* SparedByTheAdaptation: Camille fares much better than her short story counterpart.
46	* TouchOfTheMonster: The promotional material shows part of the scene where Erik looms over Camille while she is asleep.
47	* TrapDoor: Dr. Mirakle keeps one under his bound test subjects for easy disposing.
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