Mystery of the Wax Museum
“The supreme thriller!”
1933•1h 18m•6.5•Released
HorrorMystery
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.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Writer
Don Mullaly, Carl Erickson
Languages
English
Studio
The Vitaphone Corporation
Cast
Lionel Atwill
Ivan Igor
Glenda Farrell
Florence Dempsey
Allen Vincent
Ralph Burton
Fay Wray
Charlotte Duncan
Frank McHugh
Jim
Edwin Maxwell
Worth
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Professor Darcy
Gavin Gordon
George Winton
Matthew Betz
Hugo
Bull Anderson
Otto
Holmes Herbert
Dr. Rasmussen
Claude King
Mr. Galatalin
William B. Davidson
Detective (Uncredited)
Guy Usher
Detective (Uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Production
Company
The Vitaphone Corporation
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Henry Blanke
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
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