Phantom of the Rue Morgue
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Screenplay by | Harold Medford James R. Webb |
| Based on | The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Starring | Karl Malden Claude Dauphin Patricia Medina |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | James Moore |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,450,000 (US) |
Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 American mystery horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin and Patricia Medina. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
Warner Bros. released several 3D productions during the 1950s, including the big-budget The Charge at Feather River (1953). Following another western, The Moonlighter (1953), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, the studio attempted to repeat the success they had with House of Wax the previous year. This movie was based on the same story which had formed the basis of a 1932 horror film which stars Bela Lugosi.