Bela Lugosi really helped this movie, in my opinion. Even though having such a named helped, he still tries his best and he made a great performance out of it. It may not be his best performance, but he did great with what he was given. The other characters were great too. My only complaint by now is the damsel on distress cliche. The plot flows nicely and you have to root for the hero to rescue his love before he's too late. It's a bit like Dracula (1931) in that sense. Perhaps it was still relatively new to film back the, but never the idea. If you stumble across an old horror movie made by Universal, it's definitely worth checking out.
Review of Murders in the Rue Morgue
