Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Feb 17, 1933 Wide
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Movie Info
The Mystery of the Wax Museum begins in London in the 1920s. Lionel Atwill plays Ivan Igor, a brilliant sculptor who manages a wax museum. Regarding his historical creations as his friends, Igor refuses the entreaties of his business partner, Joe Worth (Edwin Maxwell), to turn his labor-of-love museum into a more profitable "house of horror." Worth responds by setting fire to the museum, hoping to collect the insurance; as Igor looks on in horror, his effigies of Marie Antoinette, Queen
Feb 17, 1933 Wide
MGM Home Entertainment
Cast
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Lionel Atwill
Ivan Igor -
Fay Wray
Charlotte Duncan -
Glenda Farrell
Florence Dempsey -
Frank McHugh
Jim -
Gavin Gordon
George Winton -
Allen Vincent
Ralph Burton -
Holmes Herbert
Dr. Rasmussen -
Monica Bannister
Joan Gale -
Edwin Maxwell
Joe Worth -
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Sparrow (Prof. Darcy... -
DeWitt Jennings
Police Captain -
Pat O'Malley
Plain-clothes Man -
Bull Anderson
Janitor -
Matthew Betz
Hugo (the deaf-mute) -
Frank Darien
Autopsy Surgeon (unc... -
William B. Davidson
Detective (uncredite... -
James Donlan
Morgue Attendant (un... -
Robert E. Homans
Desk Sergeant (uncre... -
Perry Ivins
Copy Editor (uncredi... -
Edward Keane
Doctor (uncredited) -
Claude King
Mr. Galatalin -
Robert E. O'Connor
Joe the Cop (uncredi... -
Guy Usher
Detective (uncredite... -
Thomas E. Jackson
Detective -
Lon Poff
Thin Man (uncredited...
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All Critics (14) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
This benefits from Anton Grot's excellent set design but suffers from the decision to make the central character an annoying reporter (Glenda Farrell) who's as much of a hindrance as she is a help to the police.
A fun weirdo classic pulp horror tale from the 1930s.
Has its share of creeps, but noteworthy for its early 2-strip Technicolor.
...the movie's quick-paced dialogue makes it a combination "Front Page" and "Frankenstein," representing two genres picking up steam in the early thirties.
Mystery of the Wax Museum is not without its drawing cards, but it's nowhere near as fun as its eventual remake.
A swell mix of comedy and creepiness
A true classic of horror.
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Foreign Titles
- The Mystery of the Wax Museum (DE)
- The Mystery of the Wax Museum (UK)
