Big bucket of hollywood stars in this one! Fay Wray, from King Kong! Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh. Strange coloring in this one... the backgrounds are blue, due to the color process, but there are mostly pinks where the other colors ought to be. Shenanigans at the wax museum owned by Igor and Worth ( Atwill and Ed Maxwell). Worth wants to collect the insurance money by burning up the museum, but Atwill is much more attached to the shop, and doesn't like that idea. This was before Frank McHugh had really gone off on his own style of comedy... he's a little more serious here, as the big shot at the newspaper. Glenda Farrell comes on really strong here, always on the go, trying to get the big scoop. It's pretty good. they keep remaking this film, so the story must be pretty solid. Directed by Michael Curtiz... this was about halfway through his career. had started in the silents, and made many a talkie. Curtiz had won best director for Casablanca (and rightfully so !). Wax Museum shows on Turner Classic now and then.
Review of Mystery of the Wax Museum
