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Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Most recently watched by sleestakk, danielt

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.

Rated NR | Length 78 minutes

Actors

Lionel Atwill | Glenda Farrell | Allen Vincent | Fay Wray | Frank McHugh | Edwin Maxwell | Arthur Edmund Carewe | Gavin Gordon | Matthew Betz | Bull Anderson | Holmes Herbert | Claude King | William B. Davidson | Guy Usher | DeWitt Jennings | Robert Homans | James Donlan | Thomas E. Jackson | Frank Darien | Wallis Clark | Monica Bannister | Robert Emmett O'Connor | Lon Poff | Max Barwyn | Wade Boteler | Otto Hoffman | Perry Ivins | Margaret Mann | Pat O'Malley | Milton Kibbee | Harry C. Bradley | Charles McMurphy | Frank Fanning | Dick Rush | Lee Shumway | William Wagner | Frank Austin | Walter Percival

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

First time seeing the original and I really liked it a lot! The plot doesn’t flow quite as well but Glenda Farrell’s role as a reporter is great. She steals the show with witty, snappy dialogue that will fly right by you if you’re not paying attention. This has more humor in it than the ‘53 remake. The two strip technicolor process works really well for this film too.

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