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Mystery of the Wax Museum is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery-horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. It was produced and released by Warner Bros. and filmed in two-color Technicolor ; Doctor X and Mystery of the Wax Museum were the last two dramatic fiction films made using ...
- $279,000
- February 18, 1933 (U.S.)
- Cliff Hess (uncredited)
A horror mystery thriller about a sinister sculptor who creates wax figures of his victims. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this classic film.
- Lugonian
- 4 min
- Michael Curtiz
A horror film adaptation of a play about a disfigured sculptor who creates wax statues of murder victims. Starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, and Frank Mchugh, directed by Michael Curtiz.
- Michael Curtiz, Lee Katz, Frank Shaw
- Lionel Atwill
A 1933 horror film about a mad sculptor who creates lifelike wax statues of his victims. See the cast, crew, critic and audience ratings, photos, and trivia for this classic movie.
- (13)
- Lionel Atwill
- Michael Curtiz
- Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Apr 21, 2020 · Learn how the UCLA Film & Television Archive restored the 1933 horror film Mystery of the Wax Museum, using a 1933 nitrate print and a French work print. Discover the history and techniques of the two-color Technicolor process, and the audio commentary on the Blu-ray/DVD.
Release Date. 02/18/1933. Recently restored to glorious effect, The Mystery of the Wax Museum belongs to a rare breed of horror from the early 1930s that tested the boundaries of representation. During these early decades of the motion-picture industry, studios quickly learned that sex and violence sells.
