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Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Film · 1933 · 78 min · Horror · Mystery

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.

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Starring Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Allen Vincent, Fay Wray, Frank McHugh, Edwin Maxwell, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gavin Gordon

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In cinemas18 February 1933
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First release anywhere18 February 1933

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