Mystery of the Wax Museum

The supreme thriller!

Duration: 78 min
Release date: 1933-02-18
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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.

Horror Mystery Comedy

Mystery of the Wax Museum

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Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
as Ivan Igor
Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell
as Florence Dempsey
Allen Vincent
Allen Vincent
as Ralph Burton
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
as Charlotte Duncan
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
as Jim
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
as Worth
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Arthur Edmund Carewe
as Professor Darcy
Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon
as George Winton
Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz
as Hugo
Bull Anderson
Bull Anderson
as Otto
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
as Dr. Rasmussen
Claude King
Claude King
as Mr. Galatalin
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
as Detective (Uncredited)
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
as Detective (Uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
as Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
James Donlan
James Donlan
as Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Detective at Morgue
Frank Darien
Frank Darien
as Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
as Autopsy Surgeon's Assistant (Uncredited)
Monica Bannister
Monica Bannister
as Joan Gale
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
as Tall Thin Henchman (Uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max Barwyn
as Museum Visitor (Uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Ambrose (Uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
as Igor's Assistant (Uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Perry Ivins
as Copy Editor (Uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Margaret Mann
as Wax Figure of Queen Victoria (Uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Charles McMurphy
as Policeman in Prison (Uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Frank Fanning
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
as Policeman (Uncredited)
William Wagner
William Wagner
as Morgue Attendant's Assistant (Uncredited)
Frank Austin
Frank Austin
as Winton's Valet (Uncredited)
Walter Percival
Walter Percival
as Winton's Attorney (Uncredited)
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