Mystery of the Wax Museum

The supreme thriller!

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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.

Released: Feb 18, 1933

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Lionel Atwill

Ivan Igor

Glenda Farrell

Florence Dempsey

Allen Vincent

Ralph Burton

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