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Bluebeard is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Edgar George Ulmer released in USA on 11 november 1944 with John Carradine
Bluebeard (1944)
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Add to a movie listBluebeard is a 1944 Film Noir film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine in the title role. After the film's release, it became a favorite of horror movie fans and still later, a cult classic. It would also be registered as a film in the
public domain. In this interpretation of the famous French tale, a strangler of women eludes the police.
Synopsis
All Paris is frightened by the murders attributed to "Bluebeard". Modiste Lucille (Jean Parker) is introduced to Gaston Morrell (John Carradine), a puppeteer and painter, by her friend. They are attracted to each other, and she accepts a commission to design some costumes for his puppets.Actors
John Carradine
(Gaston Morrell)
Jean Parker
(Lucille)
Nils Asther
(Inspector Lefevre)
Ludwig Stössel
(Jean Lamarte)
Teala Loring
(Francine)
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