Bluebeard is a 1944 English-language Crime Horror motion picture directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and produced by Leon Fromkess and Martin Mooney. 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? Written by. Bluebeard features John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Ludwig Stössel, George Pembroke, Teala Loring and Ethelreda Leopold. The screenplay is written by Pierre Gendron. The music was composed by Leo Erdody along with Charles Gounod. Cinematography was done by Jockey Arthur Feindel and Eugen Sch fftan and editing by Carl Pierson. The motion picture has a running time of 72 minutes. It was released on 11th November 1944 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Bluebeard was made on a budget of $16 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Producers Releasing Corporation.