Review of Phantom of the Rue Morgue

In another adaptation of the legendary Edgar Allan Poe this picture has an usual storyline about several murders committed at Rue Morgue in a sinful Paris on 19th century, the outlier is who really is slaughtering those gorgeous women in so fierce way, also all victims wearing a bracelet with bells, it intrigues the Insp. Bonnard (Claude Dauphin) in charge of this odd case, soon Bonnard reaches in the neighbors of rue Morgue as the youngers students whom were found their photographs at victim's room, including the already engaged Prof. Paul Dupan (Steve Forrest) with the beautiful Jeanette (Patricia Medina), also has the bleak character of Zoo's director Dr. Marais (Karl Malden), however all clues points out to Prof. Dupan as real culprit of all murders implied by the hasty Insp. Bonnard.

Despite the lavish sets in every single sequences the picture didn't hold too much, nonetheless many colorful characters somehow save the movie due lack of veracity, as so many gorgeous girls as Veolla Von and Allyn Ann McLerie on outstanding spicy-hot sequences, portraying a bustling Paris at its period of time, further the ominous and bad manner character as Jacques One-Eye (Anthony Caruso), without forget smallest key roles as the uncredited actors Henry Kulky as Maurice the sailor, Henry Corden as Detective Mignaud, even the cogent extremely resemblance Sultan the Gorilla, altogether raise the offer to another path, painting in strong colors a flimsy plot.

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First watch: 1985 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.