Bluebeard

Bluebeard
  • Release date: 11 Nov 1944
  • Release year: 1944
  • Runtime: 72 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: strangulation, obsession, paris france, poverty row film, compulsion, deception, damsel in distress, madman's psyche, devious art dealer, blackmail
Plot:
A killer of young women, dubbed Bluebeard, is loose in Paris. Lucille and her friends meet Gaston Morrell, a puppeteer. He invites them to a show the next night; they go. Afterwards, he walks with Lucille; she offers to make costumes for his next show, he accepts, and feelings develop that may lead to love. She suspects he has a tragic past. Meanwhile, his leaving the show with Lucille prompts the jealousy of Renee, Gaston's sometime lover. Lucille's younger sister, Francine, comes back to Paris - her boyfriend is Inspector Lefebre, who's hunting for Bluebeard. Some clues point toward Lamart, a greedy art dealer. Who is in danger, and can Gaston be trusted?
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