16 Apr 1953
House of Wax
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Mystery of the Wax Museum
The supreme thriller!
The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
Top Billed Cast
Lionel Atwill Ivan Eigor
Glenda Farrell Florence Dempsey
Allen Vincent Ralph Burton
Fay Wray Charlotte Duncan
Frank McHugh Editor Jim
Edwin Maxwell Worth, Eigor's bootlegger partner
Arthur Edmund Carewe Professor Darcy
Gavin Gordon George Winton
Matthew Betz Hugo, deafmute sculptor
Bull Anderson Otto, museum janitor
Holmes Herbert Dr. Rasmussen
Claude King Mr. Galatalin
William B. Davidson Detective (Uncredited)
Guy Usher Detective (Uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Robert Homans Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
James Donlan Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson Detective at Morgue
Frank Darien Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)
Wallis Clark Autopsy Surgeon's Assistant (Uncredited)
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