Mystery of the Wax Museum

The Mystery of the Wax Museum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Screenplay byDon Mullally
Carl Erickson
Based on"The Wax Works"
1932 short story
by Charles S. Belden
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRay Rennahan
Edited byGeorge Amy
Music byCliff Hess (uncredited)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 18, 1933 (1933-02-18) (U.S.)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$279,000
Box office$1.1 million

Mystery of the Wax Museum is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery-horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. It was produced and released by Warner Bros. and filmed in two-color Technicolor; Doctor X and Mystery of the Wax Museum were the last two dramatic fiction films made using this process.