Mystery of the Wax Museum

Name: Mystery of the Wax Museum
Director: Michael Curtiz
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1933
Duration: 1 h 14 min
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Gavin Gordon

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Horror
Mystery

1933
Michael Curtiz
74 mins
PG

Summary

Horror starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray. An insane sculptor, whose hands are severely disfigured when his wax museum burns down, hires a bizarre assortment of characters to create waxworks for his new exhibition.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Lionel Atwill stars in this golden era fright classic as the mad sculptor re-populating his burnt-down museum with wax-covered murder victims. Fay Wray supplies the screams (as she did so memorably in King Kong in the same year), as well as the magic moment where she cracks Atwill's false face to reveal the scars beneath, and Glenda Farrell shines as a wise-cracking reporter. The inspiration for the later House of Wax, this Grand Guignol outing boasts fabulous sets, zippy pacing, surprising frankness and marvellously evocative early two-strip Technicolor.

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6.8/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameIvan IgorLionel AtwillCharlotte DuncanFay WrayFlorence DempseyGlenda FarrellJimFrank McHughHarold WintonGavin GordonJoe WorthEdwin Maxwell

Crew

rolenameDirectorMichael Curtiz

Details

Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros Pictures Ltd

Languages

English

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour