Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)
The supreme thriller!
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.
Movie: Mystery of the Wax Museum
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ivan Igor
Florence Dempsey
Ralph Burton
Charlotte Duncan
Jim
Worth
Professor Darcy
George Winton
Hugo
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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.
Release Date
1933-02-18
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6.4
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The supreme thriller!
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