This Day in Halloween: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" -- starring Bela Lugosi -- opens across the U.S. in 1932. / Illustration by Leah Provo
The Murders in the Rue Morgue opens across the U.S. in 1932. Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s story, the film stars Bela Lugosi as a murderous mad scientist and is a flop and even censored on its opening, but grows in stature for its cinematography and dream-like quality.
