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Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · 78 min

A creaky but atmospheric pre-Code chiller that mixes macabre horror with snappy reporter banter, building to a memorably grotesque finale.

Tagline
The supreme thriller!
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • crime
  • deception
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Carl Erickson, Don Mullaly
Starring
Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Allen Vincent, Fay Wray, Frank McHugh, Edwin Maxwell, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gavin Gordon
Music
Bernhard Kaun
Cinematography
Ray Rennahan
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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