USA,
1933, 77 min
Directed by:
Michael CurtizCinematography:
Ray RennahanCast:
Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Allen Vincent, Gavin Gordon, Edwin Maxwell, Holmes Herbert, Claude King, Arthur Edmund Carewe (more)Plots(1)
Bodies are mysteriously disappearing all over the town, and a new wax museum has just opened. Is there a connection? But of course! In this horror classic, Fay Wray stars as the intended victim of a mad wax sculptor obsessed by her resemblance to one of his prior creations. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (1)
The Mystery of the Wax Museum isn't as dark as its twenty-year younger counterpart with Vincent Price, but there's already a bit of that atmosphere of eerie anticipation. It reaches its peak only at the very end, which is slightly reminiscent of The Phantom of the Opera. Thanks to its interesting two-tone rendition of the then-current Technicolor, the film has a very specific charm.
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