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* BellyDancer: The carnival in the opening has a few.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Janos prefers carrying an axe.
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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Dracula 1979}} 1971 film of the same name]], which has practically nothing to do with the Poe story except the name.

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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Dracula 1979}} [[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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Not to be confused with the 1971 film of the same name, which has practically nothing to do with the Poe story except the name.

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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Dracula 1979}} 1971 film of the same name, name]], which has practically nothing to do with the Poe story except the name.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Dupin goes from C. Auguste Dupin to ''Pierre'' Dupin here.
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* BigBad: Dr. Mirakle, a Madscientist killing women to do experiments with ape blood.

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* BigBad: Dr. Mirakle, a Madscientist MadScientist killing women to do experiments with ape blood.
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* BigBad: Dr. Mirakle, a Madscientist killing women to do experiments with ape blood.


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* EventTitle: ''Murders in the Rue Morgue''
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* TooDumbToLive: It doesn’t take much convincing for the woman in the opening scene to walk off with the sinister looking Mirakle.


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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Camille fares much better than her short story counterpart.

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* 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.



* DisposableSexWorker: The first victim of Dr. Mirakle.

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* 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".

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* KillerGorilla: Erik, Dr. Mirakle's savage ape.



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%%* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Mirakle is an evil MadScientist with a doctorate.
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* EvilutionaryBiologist: Dr. Mirakle has no problem with murder during his searh for the connection of man and ape. Only thing that bugs him are his repetitive failures.

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* EvilutionaryBiologist: Dr. Mirakle has no problem with murder during his searh search for the connection of man and ape. Only The only thing that bugs him are his repetitive failures.
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Not to be confused with the 1971 film of the same name, which has practically nothing to do with the Poe story except the name.
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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short story with the same name 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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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short story with the same name ''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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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short story with the same name by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning it.

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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short story with the same name by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror Franchise/UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning it.
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* TouchOfTheMonster: The promotional material shows part of the scene where Erik looms over Camille while she is asleep.


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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The [[KillerGorilla killer ape]] is a gorilla rather than an orangutan, like in the book.
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* AssPull: 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.

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* AssPull: 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.
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* AssPull: 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.

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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short story with the same name by EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning the original story.

It is the year 1845 and a carnival has come to Paris. One of the sideshows feature a man named Dr. Mirakle (Creator/BelaLugosi) and 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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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short story with the same name by EdgarAllanPoe.Creator/EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning the original story.

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It is the year 1845 and a carnival has come to Paris. [[GayParee Paris]]. One of the sideshows feature a man named [[MadScientist Dr. Mirakle Mirakle]] (Creator/BelaLugosi) and [[KillerGorilla his gorilla 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.



* AxeBeforeEntering: The crowd breaking down the door of Camille's apartment and the gendarmes breaking down the backdoor to Dr. Mirakle's hideout.

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* AxeBeforeEntering: AxeBeforeEntering:
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* DamselInDistress: Camille in the end.

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* DamselInDistress: Camille in the end.end, as she is kidnapped by Erik.



* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys



* GayParee



* KnifeFight: Dr. Mirakle witnesses two men knife fighting over an implied street walker.
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* KnifeFight: Dr. Mirakle witnesses two men knife fighting over an implied street walker.
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* ShadowDiscretionShot: Dr. Mirakle's death.
* TrapDoor: Dr. Mirakle keeps one under his bound test subjects for easy disposing.

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* ShadowDiscretionShot: Dr. Mirakle's death.
death at Erik's hands.
* TrapDoor: Dr. Mirakle keeps one under his bound test subjects for easy disposing.disposing.

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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short storywith the same name by EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning the original story.

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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a short storywith story with the same name by EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning the original story.
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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a novel with the same name by EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original novel, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning the original story.

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A horror movie by Universal from year 1932. It is an adaptation of a novel with short storywith the same name by EdgarAllanPoe. The film changes a lot from the original novel, short story, turning a murder mystery into a typical UniversalHorror MadScientist tale. However, it keeps just enough intact, so there are major '''spoilers''' concerning the original story.
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It is the year 1845 and a carnival has come to Paris. One of the sideshows feature a man named Dr. Mirakle (BelaLugosi) and 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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It is the year 1845 and a carnival has come to Paris. One of the sideshows feature a man named Dr. Mirakle (BelaLugosi) (Creator/BelaLugosi) and 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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* AxeBeforeEntering: The crowd breaking down the door of Camille's apartment and the chantarms breaking down the backdoor to Dr. Mirakle's hideout.

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* AxeBeforeEntering: The crowd breaking down the door of Camille's apartment and the chantarms gendarmes breaking down the backdoor to Dr. Mirakle's hideout.

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* ComicRelief: Dupin's roommate Paul.


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* PluckyComicRelief: Dupin's roommate Paul.
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