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Auction History Result h835 MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE deluxe 8x10 movie still '32 Lugosi Date Sold 10/30/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Deluxe 8" x 10" Movie Still (Learn More) Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, the 1932 Robert Florey Universal crime horror mystery thriller ("The Super Shocker"; "Based on the Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue"; set in Paris) starring Bela Lugosi (billed as "Dracula himself"; as Dr. Mirakle), Sidney Fox (billed as "Star of 'Strictly Dishonorable'"), Leon Ames (billed as "Leon Waycoff"), Bert Roach, Brandon Hurst, Noble Johnson (as Janos, The Black One), D'arcy Corrigan, Arlene Francis, Iron Eyes Cody, Joe Bonomo (famous early strongman, as one of the gorillas, and he also played a gorilla in 1929's "King of the Kongo"!), and Charles Gemora (as Erik the Gorilla; and amazingly, he reprised this role when the movie was remade by Warner Bros in 1954, 22 years later!). Note that this movie is considered to have been the consolation prize for Florey and Lugosi after they were replaced as director and star on "Frankenstein" by Universal. Note that starting in 1929 and continuing into the 1940s, Charles Gemora played gorillas in many movies, likely because he owned a gorilla suit, and could do a somewhat convincing job portraying a gorilla. Just a few years later, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan would also start playing gorillas, and no doubt they competed for roles in every movie requiring a gorilla! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a deluxe still printed on double weight paper stock. Also note that the still is stamped on the back "FROM THE BORST COLLECTION", and has a penciled price of "200-"! Condition: very good. The still was glued to a backing board. Someone began removing parts of the backing board from the back of the edges of the still, and they were able to remove all of it from parts of the borders, but they stopped midway, and perhaps 20% of the backing board has been removed. The board did not affect the front at all, and from the front, the still looks fantastic (and I would think any restorer or talented amateur could remove the rest of the backing board without affecting the front of the still). Learn More about condition grades 
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