Mystery of the wax museum 1933 cast and crew ivan igor lionel atwill is the sculptor at a famous wax museum in london. Igoratwill who meets with tragic consequences when his partner decides arson is the best way to turn a profit and poof, no more wax museum,at least for the moment. Years later, igor starts a new museum in new york, but his maimed hands confine him to directing lesser artists. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 american precode mystery horror film directed by michael curtiz and released by warner bros. The opening coincides with the sudden disappearance of some dead bodies from the city morgue.
A determined reporter begins to suspect the deranged museum owner of stealing the corpses and using them for the wax figures in his exhibits. In london, sculptor ivan igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner worth from burning his wax museum. A scene from the 1933 film mystery of the wax museum with lionel atwill, glenda farrell and fay wray. Noted as the last featurelength film photographed in technicolors twocolor system, mystery of the wax museum reunited director michael curtiz casablanca with. Rent house of wax the mystery of the wax museum 1953 starring vincent price and frank lovejoy on dvd and bluray. Mystery of the wax museum also benefits from a strong cast. The mystery of the wax museum begins in london in the 1920s. Feared to be lost for many years, mystery of the wax museum gained a mighty reputation when film historians memories of the movie were jogged by the 1953 3d remake, house of wax.
Aug 05, 2012 a scene from the 1933 film mystery of the wax museum with lionel atwill, glenda farrell and fay wray. Nearly everyone had given up the ghost by 1933 and were gearing up for the debut of real 3 color technicolor. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 horror film directed by michael curtiz and starring lionel atwill, glenda farrell, and fay wray. Thirteen years later, the sculptor resurfaces in new york city for the launch of his own wax museum. Despite the age of the movie, it holds up as a half campy, half affectionate look at what made our grandparents or great grandparents jump in their seats. Todays episode features the highly underrated 1933 classic, mystery of the wax museum, starring fay wray and lionel atwill. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mystery of the wax museum near you. In 1932, technicolor developed a threecolor system that could at last photograph the full color spectrum. The film stars lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell, and frank mchugh this film, along with warners doctor x, were the last dramatic fiction films made using the twocolor technicolor process. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 ivan igor lionel atwill is the sculptor at a famous wax museum in london. The film stars lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell, and frank mchugh. Released in february 1933, it was one of the earliest experiments with color film as well as one of the earliest treatments of a now wellknown mystery plot, topped with an intriguing visual style and.
Mystery of the wax museum 1933 full movie download full hd. The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor. This was a well constructed mystery set in a gothic wax museum within a historic city. Sculptor ivan igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner from burning his wax museum, and his children. One unforeseen side effect of that exchange was that, one minute later, at 23. I cant name another major 1933 release that was filmed in two color, though warners messed around with it more in 1932. The king of clubs 1989 tv episode poster from film on studio offfice wall.
Mystery of the wax museum updated their profile picture. The murder of a wax museum proprietor and some other strange goingson in the vicinity prompt a police investigator to determine if jack the ripper has returned to killing after a hiatus of ten years. This film, along with warners doctor x, were the last dramatic fiction films made using the twocolor. Igor takes a sinister interest in charlotte, fiancee of his assistant ralph, but arouses the suspicions of roommate, wisecracking reporter florence. Id still like to know why mystery was enhanced for release on dvd when doctor x looks like its supposed to. The mystery of the wax museum turner classic movies. When his partner, joe worth edwin maxwell, burns down the museum for the insurance.
Mystery of the wax museum, starring fay wray and lionel atwill. Jan 21, 2017 mystery of the wax museum 1933 from warner bros. The mystery of the wax museum online 1933 movie yidio. This time, it used three separate rolls of blackandwhite film running through a single camera to capture the red, blue and green color records.
Michael curtizs mystery of the wax museum is a fun and curious little film. A young charles bronson is given atwills character name of igor, but its perceived more as a callback to the universal horror assistant instead of a tribute to the earlier film. House of wax is purely gothic horror, which may be an outgrowth of the first films prologue. The depressionera vogue for horror and the supernatural produce. Oct 21, 2017 the murder of a wax museum proprietor and some other strange goingson in the vicinity prompt a police investigator to determine if jack the ripper has returned to killing after a hiatus of ten years. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 cast and crew moviefone. Oct 11, 20 in reality doctor x and mystery of the wax museum came fairly late in the two color game. Years later, igor starts a new museum in new york, and the disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to his wax museum. Ten years later in thenpresent day new york, he opens a new museum, with more lifelike statues than ever.
Mystery of the wax museum is not without its drawing cards, but its nowhere near as fun as its eventual remake. Watch mystery of the wax museum full movie in hd visit sculptor ivan igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner fr. Doctor x, mystery and the walking dead were all directed by michael curtiz. In reality doctor x and mystery of the wax museum came fairly late in the two color game.
Lionel atwill and fay wray naturally take all the honours and the climactic unmasking scene is on par with lon chaneys famous unmasking scene of erik in the phantom of the opera 1925. When sculptor ivan igors wax museum is burned down by his treacherous partner, he is left devastated. Muddle mystery ser mallett, jerry, bartch, marian on. The mystery of the wax museum is more mystery than horror, but the secret of ivan igor lionel atwill, which comes by way of a sharp crack to his head, is satisfyingly startling. Oct 14, 2015 this was a well constructed mystery set in a gothic wax museum within a historic city. That uses the process combined red and green dyes to create a color image with a reduced spectrum. The depressionera vogue for horror and the supernatural produced some of hollywooods most memorable chillers, among them dr. The story took full advantage of the citys history, annual costume festival and local gourmet scene. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 full movie download full.
A new york sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 full hd movie for free. House of wax the mystery of the wax museum dvd netflix. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 free forum hosting, free. Released in february 1933, it was one of the earliest experiments with color film as well as one of the earliest treatments of a now wellknown mystery plot, topped with an intriguing visual style and some horror icons in fine form for good measure. Ebook mystery of the wax museum as pdf download portable. The only other film to use this process was doctor x from 1932. The mystery of the wax museum is one hour and seventeen minutes long and was released on february 17, 1933. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 mystery of the wax museum. Directed by michael curtiz of casablanca fame, this story centers on a sculptor,mr. Regarding his historical creations as his friends, igor refuses the entreaties of his business partner, joe worth edwin maxwell, to turn his laboroflove museum into a more profitable house of horror.
The mystery of the wax museum 1933 rotten tomatoes. Find where to watch house of wax and many more full length movies from the. Doctor x and mystery of the wax museum on blu in its original two color format would be a day one purchase for me. When his partner, joe worth edwin maxwell, burns down the museum for. You had to cheer for the main character trying to make amends for squandered years as a surfer by making a business work despite the body count rising. The mystery of the wax museum technicolor horrormystery production cofeaturing lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell and frank mchugh who struggle about as effectively as michael curtiz, the. Regarding his historical creations as his friends, igor refuses the entreaties of his business partner, joe worth edwin maxwell, to turn his labor of love museum into a more profitable house of horror. The mystery of the wax museum the 1933 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. However, the museum is losing money and his business partner torches the place for the insurance money and igor is caught in the inferno igor as a last name just seems so wrong to me.
With lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell, frank mchugh. Lionel atwill plays ivan igor, a brilliant sculptor who manages a wax museum. Mystery of the wax museum is rare in the fact that it was filmed in the twocolor technicolor film process. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 american precode mysteryhorror film directed by michael curtiz and released by warner bros.
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