Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · directed by Michael Curtiz

Rating

77/100

Hit

no

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.

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), directed by Michael Curtiz, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Lionel Atwill
• Glenda Farrell
• Allen Vincent
• Fay Wray
• Frank McHugh
• Edwin Maxwell
• Arthur Edmund Carewe
• Gavin Gordon
• Matthew Betz
• Bull Anderson

Crew

• Ray Rennahan — Director of Photography
• George Amy — Editor
• Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer
• Carl Erickson — Screenplay
• Don Mullaly — Screenplay

More from Michael Curtiz

1. Casablanca (1943) — 100/100 · hit
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — 89/100 · hit
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — 86/100 · hit
4. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) — 86/100 · hit
5. The Breaking Point (1950) — 84/100 · hit
6. Captain Blood (1935) — 83/100 · hit

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