Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

The supreme thriller!

1933•1h 18m•6.4/10

HorrorMysteryComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(148)

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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Production

The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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)

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