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On this day in 1932 (in the U.S.), the big city of Middletown, New York played host for an exclusive theatrical premiere screening of Murders In The Rue Morgue. Directed by Robert Florey and based on the story from Egar Allan Poe, the film starred Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Ames, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments."
For the record:
-- EZ
On this day in 1932 (in the U.S.), the big city of Middletown, New York played host for an exclusive theatrical premiere screening of Murders In The Rue Morgue. Directed by Robert Florey and based on the story from Egar Allan Poe, the film starred Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Ames, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments."
For the record:
- At the 1932 Photoplay Awards (the industry citations that predated the Academy Awards), Murders In The Rue Morgue received praise in the category of 'Best Pictures Of The Month (for March).'
- At the 2006 Saturn Awards, Murders In The Rue Morgue took home top honors in the category of 'Best DVD Collection' when it was newly released as part of a set titled 'The Bela Lugosi Collection.'
-- EZ
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