Phantom of the Rue Morgue / Il Mostro della via Morgue (1954) Poster, Italian

Phantom of the Rue Morgue / Il Mostro della via Morgue (1954) Poster, Italian

Artist: Luigi Martinati (1893-1984)

Unframed: 28 x 13 in. (71 x 33 cm)

This size poster was created with a blank area at the top of the piece to allow the cinema to write or print the information. In this case, the cinema has printed its own information, and over-layed it in the blank area. There is also an Italian stamp stuck to this area, which was used to show that the required tax had been paid to display the poster.

This film was directed by Roy Del Ruth, and stars Karl Malden and Claude Dauphin. After Warner Bros. success with the 3D release of House of Wax in 1953, the studio also released this film in 3D, but the allure of 3D films had unfortunately already faded. This film is an adaptation of the short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe' in 1841. The film follows the authorities and police who are baffled by a spate of strange murders in the Rue Morgue.