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Mystery of the Wax Museum( 1933)

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The supreme thriller!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lionel Atwill

      Ivan Igor

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      Glenda Farrell

      Florence Dempsey

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      Allen Vincent

      Ralph Burton

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      Fay Wray

      Charlotte Duncan

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      Frank McHugh

      Jim

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      Edwin Maxwell

      Worth

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      Arthur Edmund Carewe

      Professor Darcy

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      Gavin Gordon

      George Winton

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      Matthew Betz

      Hugo

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      Bull Anderson

      Otto

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      Holmes Herbert

      Dr. Rasmussen

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      Claude King

      Mr. Galatalin

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      William B. Davidson

      Detective (Uncredited)

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      Guy Usher

      Detective (Uncredited)

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      DeWitt Jennings

      Police Captain, 12th Precinct

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      Robert Homans

      Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct

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      James Donlan

      Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)

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      Thomas E. Jackson

      Detective at Morgue

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      Frank Darien

      Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)

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      Wallis Clark

      Autopsy Surgeon's Assistant (Uncredited)

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      Monica Bannister

      Joan Gale

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      Robert Emmett O'Connor

      Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

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      Lon Poff

      Tall Thin Henchman (Uncredited)

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      Max Barwyn

      Museum Visitor (Uncredited)

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      Wade Boteler

      Ambrose (Uncredited)

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      Otto Hoffman

      Igor's Assistant (Uncredited)

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      Perry Ivins

      Copy Editor (Uncredited)

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      Margaret Mann

      Wax Figure of Queen Victoria (Uncredited)

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      Pat O'Malley

      Plainclothesman (Uncredited)

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      Milton Kibbee

      Reporter (Uncredited)

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      Harry C. Bradley

      Reporter (Uncredited)

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      Charles McMurphy

      Policeman in Prison (Uncredited)

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      Frank Fanning

      Policeman (Uncredited)

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      Dick Rush

      Policeman (Uncredited)

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      Lee Shumway

      Policeman (Uncredited)

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      William Wagner

      Morgue Attendant's Assistant (Uncredited)

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      Frank Austin

      Winton's Valet (Uncredited)

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      Walter Percival

      Winton's Attorney (Uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Jan 09 2017
    My dear, why are you so pitifully afraid? London 1921, and brilliant sculptor Ivan Igor struggles to keep his museum open due to lack of interest in his beautiful historical characters. His partner Joe Worth feels it's time to call it quits, a row over finances ensues and a fire breaks out and burns the museum to the ground, almost killing Igor in the process. On to 1933 and New York, where the wheelchair bound Igor has a new museum open, the figures sculpted by others under his guidance due to his horribly disfigured hands preventing him from crafting himself. When a female socialite dies ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • museum
    • wax museum
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