Underplayed Gems

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Mystery of the Wax Museum poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genre
horror film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 153 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A reporter investigates a bizarre wax museum and its strange owner. She uncovers dark secrets behind the lifelike exhibits.

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What happens

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. Pictures and filmed in two-color Technicolor; Doctor X and Mystery of the Wax Museum were the last two dramatic fiction films made using this process. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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