Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum is a mystery/horror film released by Warner Brothers in two-color Technicolor and directed by Michael Curtiz. The movie stars Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. This film is notable as the last dramatic fiction film made, along with Warners' Doctor X, in the two-color Technicolor process. and Kilou the Killer Tiger in the old process. Ivan Igor is a sculptor who operates a wax museum in 1921 London. When business is failing due to people's attraction to the macabre, Igor's investment partner, Joe Worth , tries to burn the museum down for...
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Release date:February 17, 1933
Directed by:Michael Curtiz
Runtime:77 Minutes
Producer:Henry Blanke
Editor:George Amy
Cinematography:Ray Rennahan
Screenplay by:Don Mullaly, Carl Erickson
Genre:Thriller

Cast of Mystery of the Wax Museum

Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Born:Mar. 1, 1885
Died:Apr. 22, 1946
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
Born:May 23, 1898
Died:Sept. 11, 1981
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
Born:Sept. 15, 1907
Died:Aug. 8, 2004
Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell
Born:June 30, 1904
Died:May 1, 1971
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
Born:Feb. 9, 1886
Died:Aug. 13, 1948
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Born:July 30, 1882
Died:Dec. 26, 1956

Film director of Mystery of the Wax Museum

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Born: December 24, 1886
Died: April 10, 1962

Michael Curtiz was an Academy award winning Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States, many of them cinema classics, including The...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which director created the movie "Mystery of the Wax Museum"?
  • A:
    Michael Curtiz was the film's director.
  • Q:
    Who played the production role for the movie, "Mystery of the Wax Museum"?
  • A:
    Henry Blanke was the movie's producer.
  • Q:
    Who were the stars of the motion picture, "Mystery of the Wax Museum"?
  • A:
    Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh and Fay Wray played roles in the film.
  • Q:
    When did the motion picture "Mystery of the Wax Museum" debut?
  • A:
    The movie premiered in February, 1933.
  • Q:
    The movie, "Mystery of the Wax Museum" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The film is classified as: Horror film, Mystery and Pre-Code.
  • Q:
    What tagline was used in advertising materials for the motion picture, "Mystery of the Wax Museum"?
  • A:
    The movie's slogan was, "Images of wax that throbbed with human passion! Almost woman....what did they lack?"
  • Q:
    What is the approximate runtime of the film "Mystery of the Wax Museum"?
  • A:
    The approxomite runtime is 77 minutes.
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