Movie: Mystery of the Wax Museum

Top 10 Billed Cast

Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill

Ivan Eigor

Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell

Florence Dempsey

Allen Vincent
Allen Vincent

Ralph Burton

Fay Wray
Fay Wray

Charlotte Duncan

Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh

Editor Jim

Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell

Worth, Eigor's bootlegger partner

Arthur Edmund Carewe
Arthur Edmund Carewe

Professor Darcy

Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon

George Winton

Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz

Hugo, deafmute sculptor

Bull Anderson
Bull Anderson

Otto, museum janitor

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  • Overview

    The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.

  • Release Date

    1933-02-18

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    Warner Bros.' Supreme Thriller

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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