Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)
Warner Bros.' Supreme Thriller
The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
Movie: Mystery of the Wax Museum
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ivan Eigor
Florence Dempsey
Ralph Burton
Charlotte Duncan
Editor Jim
Worth, Eigor's bootlegger partner
Professor Darcy
George Winton
Hugo, deafmute sculptor
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The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
Release Date
1933-02-18
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Warner Bros.' Supreme Thriller
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