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Directed by | Phil Rosen |
Produced by | Paul Malvern (assoc. producer) |
Written by | Michael Jacoby (as Michel Jacoby) Edgar Allan Poe (story) |
Based on | The Mystery of Marie Roget by Edgar Allan Poe |
Starring |
Maria Montez Patric Knowles Maria Ouspenskaya |
Music by | Hans J. Salter (uncredited) |
Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
Edited by | Milton Carruth |
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Universal Pictures
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Mystery of Marie Roget is a 1942 gothic mystery film starring Patric Knowles. The story was adapted from the short story "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842. The film, directed by Phil Rosen and produced by Universal Pictures, is set in 1889.
Maria Montez appears in the title role. She replaced Peggy Moran. Filming started 11 December 1941.
When the film was reissued in 1943, after she obtained stardom as The Phantom of Paris, she was given prominent billing.