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 cast and crew moviefone. With lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell, frank mchugh. I cant name another major 1933 release that was filmed in two color, though warners messed around with it more in 1932. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 before this terrible thing happened to me, i made a very beautiful statue and my child, you are that figure, come to life. Deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands norsk bokmal. Maybe cable tv and the burgeoning home video market had a hand in this. 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. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 page 19 classic horror. Produced with a primitive 2color process, the movie may stand apart from the decades other classic offerings by way of its presentation, but takes its place right alongside them in both quality and execution. Frank mchugh, fay wray, glenda farrell, gavin gordon, lionel atwill. The mystery of the wax museum 1933 rotten tomatoes.
Oct 25, 2012 directed by michael curtiz, mystery of the wax museum was considered a lost film for a long time. Nearly everyone had given up the ghost by 1933 and were gearing up for the debut of real 3 color technicolor. That uses the process combined red and green dyes to create a color image with a reduced spectrum. Lionel atwill is ivan igor, a sculptor who specializes in creating ultrarealistic, lifesize statues made entirely from wax. Years later, igor starts a new museum in new york, but his maimed hands confine him to directing lesser artists. The mystery of the wax museum 1933 the vintage cameo. Fay wray, glenda farrell, lionel atwill, frank mchugh, gavin. Niagara falls has a ton of wax museums, especially on the canadian side of the falls. Many of the tricks of classic 1930s horror are here, including the opening scene set in a dark, rainy london street, the long shadows on the wall, lengthy periods of silence, and all timed to perfection. The mystery of the wax museum begins in london in the 1920s. 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 scary horror movies. Igor takes a sinister interest in charlotte, fiancee of his assistant ralph, but arouses the suspicions of roommate, wisecracking reporter florence. 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. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 mystery of the wax museum. The film stars lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell, and frank mchugh. Commentary by david del valle and constantine nasr newsreel theatrical trailer 1933 warner bros. Ivan igor lionel atwill is the sculptor at a famous wax museum in london. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 timeline of historical film colors. Learn more about what this exciting era of classic film was by clicking here. The vampire bat 1933 in film is an american horror movie starring lionel atwill, fay wray, melvyn.
Mystery of the wax museum, the 1933 movie clip scotch. 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. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Oct 11, 20 in reality doctor x and mystery of the wax museum came fairly late in the two color game. A genuinely frightening film from michael curtiz, jack of no trades and master of all. The mystery of the wax museum was remade in color and 3d as house of wax.
Not a sequel, but very much a companion piece to michael curtiz doctor x 1932, the oncelost mystery of the wax museum 1933 is another. The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor. Funny business in warner 2strip technicolor, morgue technicians, while a disguised agent swipes a body, then newsgirl florence glenda farrell sparring with her editor frank mchugh, in michael curtiz the mystery of the wax museum, 1933. Jan 21, 2017 mystery of the wax museum 1933 from warner bros. I remember visiting movieland museum of stars, louis tussauds wax museum and the criminals hall of fame wax museum. Todays episode features the highly underrated 1933 classic, mystery of the wax museum, starring fay wray and lionel atwill. When his partner, joe worth edwin maxwell, burns down the museum for. The vampire bat 1933 in film is an american horror movie starring lionel atwill, fay wray, melvyn douglas, and dwight frye. What makes things worse, is that her best friend, ruth fay wray is dating the most innocent of the questionable wax workers. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 horror film directed by michael curtiz and starring lionel atwill, glenda farrell, and fay wray when sculptor ivan igors wax museum is burned down by his treacherous partner, he is left devastated. Disfigured in the fire atwill seeks to use real human bodies to recreate his new museum.
Oct 06, 2014 mystery of the wax museum is a film about a wax museum, whereas house of wax is a film about a sculptor gone mad. Original movie poster for mystery of the wax musuem, the 1933 20552 mystery of the wax museum original warner brothers scene lobby card 11x14. Lionel atwill plays ivan igor, a brilliant sculptor who manages a wax museum. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 american precode mysteryhorror film directed by. Original mystery of the wax musuem, the 1933 movie poster. Michael curtizs mystery of the wax museum is a fun and curious little film. The mystery of the wax museum technicolor horror mystery production cofeaturing lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell and frank mchugh who struggle about as effectively as michael curtiz, the. Siskoid michael curtizs 1933 effort, mystery of the wax museum, has an intriguing twotoned look where everything is green or peach, an early color process that wasnt ultimately pursued, but it looks great on a movie thats on the verge of expressionism, with sets halfway between universal horror and gotham city, and a bizarre and lurid storyline. London 1921, and brilliant sculptor ivan igor struggles to keep his museum open due to lack of interest in his beautiful historical characters. The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax. English actor lionel atwill as ivan igor, and fay wray as charlotte. Mystery of the wax museum brought back memories of a trip beth and i took to niagara falls around 1986. 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. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 directed by michael curtiz.
Noted as the last featurelength film photographed in technicolors twocolor system, mystery of the wax museum reunited director michael curtiz casablanca with. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 film about the disappearances of people and corpses which leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor. Sculptor ivan igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner from burning his wax museum, and his children. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 nude scenes mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 american precode mystery horror film directed by michael curtiz and released by warner bros. Take for example the fact that mystery of the wax museum is filmed in twostrip technicolor. Does anyone know if the 1953 house of wax bluray recent release nov 2017 release date in the uk contains the 33 mystery of the wax museum as a bonafide hidef extra, or, more likely, is it just a standard dvdlevel affair. Mystery of the wax museum is a 1933 american precode mystery horror film directed by michael curtiz and released by warner bros. The mystery of the wax museum is a dvd shelf musthave. Mystery of the wax museum usa 1933, michael curtiz. There is german expressionism in the underground wax cellar all stylised. When his partner, joe worth edwin maxwell, burns down the museum for the insurance.
Mystery of the wax museum trailer 1933 video detective. His partner joe worth feels its time to call it quits, a row over finances ensues and a fire breaks out and burns the museum to the ground, almost kill. It was meant to be a horror film, but got more than a little confused with a mix of awkward comic relief and romance added along the way. Oct 29, 20 the mystery of the wax museum 1933 posted on october 29, 20 october 9, 2015 author emily the mystery of the wax museum, a twotone technicolor mystery from 1933, was a great scheduling pick from the new beverly theater on this week of creeps leading up to halloween. But soon remakes were getting a bad rap, perhaps spurred in the mid1970. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 the movie database tmdb. Colour was a rarity at the time and was mostly used to augment the splendour of the many depressionera musicals, and yet the twostrip process seems ideally suited to making this picture what it is. Mystery of the wax museum also benefits from a strong cast. Directed by michael curtiz of casablanca fame, this story centers on a sculptor,mr. With lionel atwill, fay wray, glenda farrell, allen vincent, frank mchugh, arthur edmund carewe. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 18 the house of stuff. Based on a 1932 short story called the wax works by charles beldon, the movie has been restored when it was rediscovered and is often available with its classic 3d remake from 1953 starring vincent price. 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. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas.
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