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HorrorMystery

Terror in the Wax Museum

- Karkov is here!

Terrifying wax figures of renowned personalities, such as Attila the Hun and Jack the Ripper, surround the sale of a London museum.

Release Date : 1973-05-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Andrew J. Fenady ProductionsBing Crosby Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ray Milland

Character Name : Harry Flexner

Original Name : Ray Milland

Gender : Male

Elsa Lanchester

Character Name : Julia Hawthorn

Original Name : Elsa Lanchester

Gender : Female

Maurice Evans

Character Name : Inspector Daniels

Original Name : Maurice Evans

Gender : Male

John Carradine

Character Name : Claude Dupree

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Lisa Lu

Character Name : Madame Yang

Original Name : Lisa Lu

Gender : Female

Broderick Crawford

Character Name : Amos Burns

Original Name : Broderick Crawford

Gender : Male

Mark Edwards

Character Name : Sergeant Michael Hawks

Original Name : Mark Edwards

Gender : Male

Louis Hayward

Character Name : Tim Fowley

Original Name : Louis Hayward

Gender : Male

Patric Knowles

Character Name : Mr. Southcott

Original Name : Patric Knowles

Gender : Male

Steven Marlo

Character Name : Karkoff

Original Name : Steven Marlo

Gender : Male

Nicole Shelby

Character Name : Margaret Collins

Original Name : Nicole Shelby

Gender : Male

Shani Wallis

Character Name : Laurie Mell

Original Name : Shani Wallis

Gender : Female

Ben Wright

Character Name : First Constable

Original Name : Ben Wright

Gender : Male

Mathilda Calnan

Character Name : First Charwoman

Original Name : Mathilda Calnan

Gender : Female

Peggy Stewart

Character Name : Second Charwoman

Original Name : Peggy Stewart

Gender : Female

Leslie Thompson

Character Name : Constable Parker

Original Name : Leslie Thompson

Gender : Male

Don Herbert

Character Name : Jack the Ripper Wax Figure

Original Name : Don Herbert

Gender : Male

Judy Wetmore

Character Name : Lizzie Borden Wax Figure

Original Name : Judy Wetmore

Gender : Male

Jo Williamson

Character Name : Mrs. Borden Wax Figure

Original Name : Jo Williamson

Gender : Male

George Farina

Character Name : Bluebeard Wax Figure

Original Name : George Farina

Gender : Male

Diane Wahrman

Character Name : Girl in Red Wax Figure

Original Name : Diane Wahrman

Gender : Male

Rosa Huerta

Character Name : Lucretia Borgia Wax Figure

Original Name : Rosa Huerta

Gender : Male

Ben Brown

Character Name : Attila the Hun Wax Figure

Original Name : Ben Brown

Gender : Male

Rickie Weir

Character Name : Marie Antoinette Wax Figure

Original Name : Rickie Weir

Gender : Male

Paul Wilson

Character Name : Ivan the Terrible Wax Figure

Original Name : Paul Wilson

Gender : Male

Ralph Cunningham

Character Name : Willie Grossman Wax Figure

Original Name : Ralph Cunningham

Gender : Male

Don Williamson

Character Name : Constable Henry Bolt Wax Figure

Original Name : Don Williamson

Gender : Male

Evelyn Reynolds

Character Name : Flower Woman Wax Figure

Original Name : Evelyn Reynolds

Gender : Male

Sandy Helberg

Character Name : Newsboy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sandy Helberg

Gender : Male

Max Wagner

Character Name : Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Max Wagner

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-05-03

**_Old-fashioned murder mystery at a house of wax in England_** At the turn of the century in Victorian London, the owner of a wax museum (John Carradine) is offered to sell by a Broadway producer (Broderick Crawford). But his associate doesn’t want him to sell (Ray Milland) and there are relatives who have an interest in the property as well (Elsa Lanchester and Nicole Shelby). When people start winding up dead, a Scotland Yard inspector (Mark Edwards) tries to solve the mystery. “Terror in the Wax Museum” (1973) is a Victorian murder mystery in the tradition of Poe’s "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," which started the genre in 1841 and influenced Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, amongst others. The best film version of “Rue Morgue” is arguably the 1986 one with George C. Scott, Val Kilmer and Rebecca De Mornay. I bring it up because this is cut from the same cloth. Other comparisons include “House of Wax” (1953), Hammer's "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll" (1960) and Klaus Kinski's "Jack the Ripper" (1976), as well as "Edge of Sanity" (1989) and "From Hell" (2001). This one isn’t as sensationalistic as some of those as it prefers to focus on the murder mystery and the seasoned actors. It’s basically “old-fashioned” horror that’s timelessly entertaining since these types of films keep being made decade after decade. "The Limehouse Golem" is a well-done example from more modern times. Redhead Shani Wallis stands out in the beauty department as the tavern singer while Nicole Shelby is worth a mention as the brunette who may inherit the museum and catches the eye of the young detective. While not exactly great, if you're in the mood for a Victorian milieu, black coats, cobblestone streets, gas lamps, horse-driven carriages, London fog, pub entertainment, ghastly killings, fortune tellings and quaint mystery, this nicely fills the bill. The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. GRADE: B-