Movie

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Released: February 18, 1933 (1933)

Runtime: 78 minutes

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Comedy

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Matthew Betz as Hugo
Age at release: 51
Arthur Edmund Carewe as Professor Darcy
Age at release: 48
Lionel Atwill as Ivan Igor
Age at release: 47
Edwin Maxwell as Worth
Age at release: 47
Frank McHugh as Jim
Age at release: 34
Gavin Gordon as George Winton
Age at release: 31
Allen Vincent as Ralph Burton
Age at release: 29
Glenda Farrell as Florence Dempsey
Age at release: 28
Fay Wray as Charlotte Duncan
Age at release: 25
Bull Anderson as Otto
Age at release: Unknown

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Margaret Mann as Wax Figure of Queen Victoria (Uncredited)
Age at release: 64
Lon Poff as Tall Thin Henchman (Uncredited)
Age at release: 63
DeWitt Jennings as Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Age at release: 61
Claude King as Mr. Galatalin
Age at release: 58
Frank Darien as Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)
Age at release: 56
Robert Homans as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
Age at release: 55
Otto Hoffman as Igor's Assistant (Uncredited)
Age at release: 53
Holmes Herbert as Dr. Rasmussen
Age at release: 50
Wallis Clark as Autopsy Surgeon's Assistant (Uncredited)
Age at release: 50
Guy Usher as Detective (Uncredited)
Age at release: 49
Max Barwyn as Museum Visitor (Uncredited)
Age at release: 48
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Age at release: 47
Thomas E. Jackson as Detective at Morgue
Age at release: 46
William B. Davidson as Detective (Uncredited)
Age at release: 44
James Donlan as Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)
Age at release: 44
Wade Boteler as Ambrose (Uncredited)
Age at release: 44
Pat O'Malley as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Age at release: 42
Perry Ivins as Copy Editor (Uncredited)
Age at release: 38
Milton Kibbee as Reporter (Uncredited)
Age at release: 37
Monica Bannister as Joan Gale
Age at release: 22