MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) - Episode 231 - Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

The Grue-Crew tackle the American pre-Code mystery-horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. That film is MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933). Jeff invites a special guest-host and DoH Grue-Believer, Chris (ManCaveMan), to help better understand the special color process utilized to make this early color film. We also deep dive into the cast of characters, the taglines, marketing, and cast and crew. This episode (and this movie) should not be missed! Enjoy! MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) Episode 231 - Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Quote: "All right, then you can go to some nice, warm place, and I don't mean California." - Florence Synopsis: The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor. Director: Michael Curtiz Writers: Don Mullaly & Carl Erickson (screenplay); Charles Belden (from the story by) (credited as Charles S. Belden) Cast: Glenda Farrell as Florence Dempsey, a reporter Fay Wray as Charlotte Duncan, Ralph's fiancée, and as the Marie Antoinette statue Lionel Atwill as Ivan Igor, a sculptor Frank McHugh as Jim, Florence's editor Allen Vincent as Ralph Burton, Charlotte's fiancé and Igor's assistant sculptor Gavin Gordon as George Winton, Joan Gale's ex-boyfriend Edwin Maxwell as Joe Worth, the co-owner of Igor's London museum Arthur Edmund Carewe as Sparrow/Professor Darcy, Igor Every 2 weeks we'll be focusing on a specific film released between 1920 and 1969. Next up, chosen by Daphne is A Bloodthirsty Killer (1965), a Korean horror film about... a cat? 🎬 WHAT WE COVER: First impressions Cast of Characters breakdown Taglines with Chad Marketing, Cast & Crew And Listener Feedback! 🩸 ABOUT DECADES OF HORROR: THE CLASSIC ERA We cover horror films from the dawn of cinema through 1969 — the monsters, the mad scientists, the creature features, and the hidden gems your parents (or, perhaps, you) watched on late-night TV. New episodes every two weeks. 📺 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every two weeks: / gruesomemagazine 🎙️ LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Search "Decades of Horror" or "Gruesome Magazine" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and most podcast apps. 💀 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: / gruesomemagazine 📧 FEEDBACK & CONTACT: [email protected]