Mystery of the Wax Museum

0
1h 18m
1933
6.4 /10 (146)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1933-02-18

Top Billed 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

Robert Homans

Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct

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