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Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

The supreme thriller!

19336.41h 18m

Overview

A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Don Mullaly, Carl Erickson, Charles S. Belden
Produced by Henry Blanke, Hal B. Wallis
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Top Cast

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Ivan Igor

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Florence Dempsey

Allen Vincent

Allen Vincent

Ralph Burton

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Charlotte Duncan

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Jim

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Worth

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Professor Darcy

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

George Winton

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Hugo

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Bull Anderson

Otto

Themes & Keywords

museumwax museumpre-code

About Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum is a horror, mystery, comedy film released in 1933 exploring themes of museum, wax museum, pre-code. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Allen Vincent. A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.

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