Mystery of Marie Roget

Dr. Paul Dupin

Mme. Cecile Roget

M. Henri Beauvais

Marcel Vigneaux

Prefect Gobelin

Camille Roget

Magistrate

Mons. De Luc

Gardener (as Paul Burns)

Madame De Luc (as Norma Drury)

Curator at the zoo

Detective (as Bill Ruhl)

Naval Officer

Gendarme (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

Woman (uncredited)

Subordinate to Prefect (uncredited)

Pierre, News Vendor (uncredited)

Parisian (uncredited)

Vegetable Cart Driver (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Woman #2 reading newespaper (uncredited)

Parisian (uncredited)

Marie's Singing Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Subordinate to Prefect (uncredited)

The original Edgar Allan Poe story is based on the real-life murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers, who was found floating in the Hudson River near Weehawken, NJ. Poe transplanted the events to Paris and placed the case in the hands of amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin. In a weird twist, Poe's ultimate conclusion as to the circumstances of the crime were proved correct when the murderers confessed well after "The Mystery of Marie Roget" was published.

Part of the original Shock Theatre package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later by Son of Shock, which added 20 more features.

The 1842 Edgar Allan Poe story was a follow-up to his earlier "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Writer Michael Jacoby ditched almost everything except the Paris setting and the title. He changed the detective's name to Paul Dupin and moved up the clock 47 years (to 1889) than the time set in the book.