Murders in the Rue Morgue
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Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American horror film loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, notable for its early use of mad-scientist themes and for starring Bela Lugosi.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murders in the Rue Morgue canonical | 2 |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 film) | 1 |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986 film) | 1 |
| The Murders in the Rue Morgue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5166170 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murders in the Rue Morgue Context triple: [Bela Lugosi, performedIn, Murders in the Rue Morgue]
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
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A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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The Tell-Tale Heart
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores guilt and madness through the unreliable narration of a murderer haunted by the imagined beating of his victim’s heart.
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D.
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt is an Edgar Allan Poe detective story featuring C. Auguste Dupin, notable for being one of the first works of crime fiction to base its plot on a real-life murder case.
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E.
The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of guilt, madness, and the supernatural through a narrator’s violent obsession with his pet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murders in the Rue Morgue Target entity description: Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American horror film loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, notable for its early use of mad-scientist themes and for starring Bela Lugosi.
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A.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
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B.
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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C.
The Tell-Tale Heart
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores guilt and madness through the unreliable narration of a murderer haunted by the imagined beating of his victim’s heart.
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D.
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt is an Edgar Allan Poe detective story featuring C. Auguste Dupin, notable for being one of the first works of crime fiction to base its plot on a real-life murder case.
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E.
The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of guilt, madness, and the supernatural through a narrator’s violent obsession with his pet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American horror film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | loose adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Murders in the Rue Morgue (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Karl Freund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Florey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Milton Carruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Dr. Mirakle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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pre-Code horror film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Murders in the Rue Morgue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableCinematographyStyle | German Expressionist influence ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abduction and murder
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ape–human experimentation ⓘ mad scientist experimentation ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of mad scientist themes
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pre-Code horror elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal horror films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1932-02-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 61 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dudley Murphy
NERFINISHED
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Robert Florey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | detective fiction ⓘ |
| starring |
Arlene Francis
NERFINISHED
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Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED ⓘ Bert Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murders in the Rue Morgue Description of subject: Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American horror film loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, notable for its early use of mad-scientist themes and for starring Bela Lugosi.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
this entity surface form:
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 film)
this entity surface form:
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986 film)