Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

GL84 When the attempt to discover the secret behind a wax maker's portrayals in a museum is started, the investigators find a much more macabre and sinister reason behind them all, and when it ties into a series of local disappearances the police join in the search and bring the madman to justice.While this one isn't terrible, it's still a pretty lowered film. The biggest factor for this one here is the general look of the film in that there's a rather impressive set of work done on the Wax Museums. They both look incredible, as the realistic-looking sculptures look so much more believable due to the positioning amid the dioramas positioned together. This one offers plenty to like in that regard showing a rather great look and has some fun with all the backstage antics showing how they're created and set-up around the museum that makes them all the better. The other really great feature that impresses is the large wax station at the end, which is a really beautiful set that looks really huge and impressive. Aside from the sets, the one really impressive thing about the film is it's great opening, as this one has one of the greatest, most action-packed openings around as after the rumblings of the insurance, it soon gets the idea going that something big will happen. This one delivers better than expected as there's a rather great brawl amidst a spectacular fire that is full of spectacle, which gets completely over-the-top later on when watching the wax gorily drip away in the blaze which is really fun. This scene is what really makes this movie work, and gives this a great opening that settles into a couple rather enjoyable scenes later on that show the brawling done to find out the truth that also works nicely. Alongside the fine finale in the basement which has some really enjoyable moments during the attempt to rescue the captive, there's plenty to like here that almost makes up for the film's several flaws. The most predominant one is that there's way too much time on the lame investigator angle which is done in a really annoying manner. This one decides to have her find a lead in the story and upon looking into it, they find a way to make it look bad for her, then finds another one and is allowed to pursue it. This happens repeatedly in the film and after so many times, it finally gets to the point where it's too ridiculous to be believable. The second flaw is that it squanders one of the best possible scares in the film, the destruction of the wax mask to reveal the scarred face beneath. Seeing this should've been the greatest shock in the film, since it's set-up to come as a total surprise when it occurs, though here, there are several shots of the face long before the mask breaks, and it does leave a really huge missed opportunity quite apparent. These here really ruin the film's momentum.Today's Rating/PG: Violence.

wes-connors On a dark and stormy night in 1921 London, "Wax Museum" sculptor Lionel Atwill (as Ivan Igor) shows potential investors his incredibly lifelike wax figures (played by real people). He hopes for a major exhibit, but Mr. Atwill's partner says they can't pay the rent on their museum and burns the place down. Tragically, Atwill is believed to have gone up in flames, while partner Edwin Maxwell (as Joe Worth) takes the insurance payoff. Twelve years later, Atwill turns up in New York City. He has decided to recreate his beloved wax museum. In a wheelchair and unable to sculpt due to injuries sustained in the fire, Atwill resorts to highly unethical methods to recreate his waxworks. When dead bodies mysteriously disappear, snoopy blonde reporter Glenda Farrell (as Florence Dempsey) begins to investigate...Early "Technicolor" gives this Monster "Mystery of the Wax Museum" a distinctive look. With Ms. Farrell's enterprising reporter, this version also has a stronger female lead, and famed "King Kong" (1933) screamer Fay Wray (as Charlotte Duncan) also appears. The women have a sexy scene, after about a half hour of running time. Watch for Ms. Wray to show off her legs in shorts and stockings while roommate Farrell slinks around in bed. Anton Grot's stylish sets and Ray Rennahan's photography, as directed by Michael Curtiz, enables this version to hold up well against the re-make "House of Wax" (1953). Interestingly, both "houses of wax" successfully employed visual gimmicks to entice viewers. The 1953 revision (starring Vincent Price) appeared in "3-D" while this 1933 version employed Technicolor.******** Mystery of the Wax Museum (2/16/33) Michael Curtiz ~ Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Fay Wray, Allen Vincent

sddavis63 This movie was remade 20 years later as "House of Wax," with Vincent Price in the role of the wax artist played in this original by Lionel Atwill. Interestingly - because (a) I don't usually care that much for remakes, and (b) I'm not big on Vincent Price - I thought the remake was the stronger of the two movies. Many won't agree with me on that, of course, but "House of Wax" was one of Price's better performances, and I found this version somewhat lacking in both atmosphere and suspense. The story is the same with only a few adjustments, but I felt it was pulled off better in '53.The cast didn't really blow me away. The most interesting thing about the cast was probably the opportunity to see Fay Wray in a movie other than "King Kong." But as Charlotte, her role was - similar to "Kong" - not a substantive acting performance. She looked both beautiful and vulnerable, so you hope she's going to be OK (and she does get to do a Fay Wray scream toward the end!), but I didn't find her performance particularly powerful. And, of course, she wasn't the lead actress. That would have been Glenda Farrell as Florence, the hard-nosed female reporter for the New York Express newspaper. Farrell was probably the strongest member of the cast. She pulled off the role well, and was quite believable for the most part.A major problem with this movie was the last scene. The ending of a movie (which I won't give away, although it's not all that important to the overall story) has to somehow connect to the rest of the movie - otherwise it just leaves me scratching my head. I was left scratching my head after this was over. I thought the writers made a very poor decision in coming up with a final scene that seemed both forced (between the actors) and artificial (between the characters.) I won't say more, except to say that it left me dry, which is not the way you should be left after watching a movie. (5/10)

bkoganbing One of the early two strip color features was this horror classic Mystery Of The Wax Museum. This film starts with a prologue where Lionel Atwill gets into a fight with his partner in Paris and the Wax Museum they own there burns down with both sustaining injuries. Like the Phantom Of The Opera Atwill like Lon Chaney and later Claude Rains and Herbert Lom regards his wax statues as a father does a child.Fast forward to twelve years later where after instructing people to work as he did, he's ready to open shop again in New York. But something about Atwill's operation attracts reporter Glenda Farrell who apparently was doing a dress rehearsal for her later Torchy Blane series. Let's say his figures are way too realistic.Fay Wray who is Farrell's friend is put in as much in harm's way as she was with that giant ape on top of the Empire State Building that same year. And speaking of the Phantom Of The Opera the ending of this film was taken right from said source.Atwill like Claude Rains gives a marvelous performance of a man demented by tragedy. He really dominates the scenes he's in. Farrell and Joan Blondell in their time at Warner Brothers played a lot of the same roles. You could have cast Blondell here and it wouldn't be noticed. Fay Wray did well by her part.But despite all in watching Mystery Of The Wax Museum I saw something I never thought I would see in a film. Frank McHugh who plays Farrell's editor actually gets the girl in a film. Now that alone is worth seeing Mystery Of The Wax Museum.