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Mystery of the Wax Museum  (1933)
The supreme thriller!


6.4|18 Feb, 1933|78 min
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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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Keywords
museum
wax museum
pre-code

Casts

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
Bull Anderson
Otto
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Dr. Rasmussen
Claude King
Claude King
Mr. Galatalin
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Detective (Uncredited)
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
Detective (Uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
James Donlan
James Donlan
Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
Detective at Morgue
Frank Darien
Frank Darien
Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
Autopsy Surgeon's Assistant (Uncredited)
Monica Bannister
Monica Bannister
Joan Gale
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
Tall Thin Henchman (Uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max Barwyn
Museum Visitor (Uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
Ambrose (Uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Igor's Assistant (Uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Copy Editor (Uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Margaret Mann
Wax Figure of Queen Victoria (Uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Reporter (Uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Reporter (Uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Policeman in Prison (Uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Frank Fanning
Policeman (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Policeman (Uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
Policeman (Uncredited)
William Wagner
Morgue Attendant's Assistant (Uncredited)
Frank Austin
Frank Austin
Winton's Valet (Uncredited)
Walter Percival
Walter Percival
Winton's Attorney (Uncredited)

Crews

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
Carl Erickson
Screenplay
Don Mullaly
Screenplay
Henry Blanke
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
George Amy
Editor
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
Ray Romero
Makeup Artist
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
William Koenig
Production Manager
Charles S. Belden
Story
Everett Alton Brown
Sound
Lee Katz
Assistant Director
Rex Wimpy
Special Effects
Herbert Plews
Property Master
Bob Bonner
Additional Camera
Chuck Davis
Grip
Roy Musgrave
Camera Operator
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
W. Howard Greene
Additional Camera
Arthur Pierson
Arthur Pierson
Additional Camera
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Frank B. Good
Additional Camera
Scotty Welbourne
Still Photographer
Fred Applegate
Continuity
Richard Towers
Additional Camera
Claude Hutchinson
Gaffer
Floyd Lee
Additional Camera
Cliff Hess
Additional Music
Thad Brooks Jr.
Assistant Camera

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