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Summary: In London, sculptor Ivan Igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner Worth from burning his wax museum...and his 'children.' Years later, Igor starts a new museum in New York, but his maimed hands confine him to directing lesser artists. People begin disappearing (including a corpse from the morgue); Igor takes a sinister interest in Charlotte Duncan, fiancée of his assistant Ralph, but arouses the suspicions of Charlotte's roommate, wisecracking reporter Florence. (imdb)
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PaulCurtis |
75 |
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68 |
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gcgiles |
95 |
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tyoda |
75 |
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CMQuinn |
60 |
T4 |
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Al Chambers |
87 |
T5 |
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strangelime |
80 |
T5 |
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Deadmarsh |
60 |
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Risselada |
75 |
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Mechatigger |
71 |
T6 |
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Hagar |
60 |
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Dean Franz |
88 |
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Excellent pre-code horror film, lacking the gothic menace of the Universal classics but imbued with a frantic pace, fun performances and a quirky visual style not too disimilar from The Black Cat; a style uniting german expressionism with art deco. Atwill is outstanding, one of the great, unsung boogeymen of old Hollywood.
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schwnhnd |
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comanchex |
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jodamico |
76 |
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Ryanola |
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ten |
79 |
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Yours Truly |
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avgcrtckr |
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jwill602 |
83 |
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Freder |
85 |
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One need not bother with any other versions of this story. This is the definite article.
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PeaceAnarchy |
82 |
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Glenda Farrell's charming performance steals the show with her fast talking and witty pre-code barbs. There's some pretty nice horror too, made haunting by the combination of early technicolor and solid direction. It all holds up pretty well.
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glm |
79 |
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78.500
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0 |
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75 |
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FlixR8r |
70 |
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FlixR8rRedux |
70 |
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aevitatis |
61 |
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55 |
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Once again Lionel Atwill menaces Fay Wray in an equation that's always proved to be most successful, this time with a very tantalizing scene of a nude Fay about to be doused in hot wax. The DVD is digitally manipulated though to give Wray a stunning blue dress in a breath taking scene but I'll stick with the original color timing on the LD thank you.
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Antoine |
68 |
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silniet |
80 |
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65 |
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filmaffinity |
65 |
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exnavykds |
85 |
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Zoltan |
45 |
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SteveL |
70 |
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60 |
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The remake, the 1953 _House of Wax_, is actually better. Mainly notable for its pre-Code glimpse of female pubic hair
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KungFuDolly |
5 |
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35 |
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Junkie!
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welike |
20 |
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MrsEmmaPeel |
73 |
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EgbertSouse |
85 |
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50 |
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20 |
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konor |
66 |
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50 |
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DougReese |
50 |
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imdb |
68 |
T7 |
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moviesinhell |
88 |
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The inspiration for the later 3-D _House of Wax_, future _Casablanca_ helmer Curtiz's early two-strip Technicolor outing boasts great sets, swift pacing, pre-Code candor, and a vivid performance by the ever dependable Atwill as the mad sculptor, with Fay supplying the screams and Glenda the wisecracks. This endures as a Golden Age fright film worthy of the name.
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Green Goblin |
45 |
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Slightly better than the 50s version. But it's still not good. Fay Wray was the best thing in this.
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Barometer |
80 |
T7 |
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EmeraldGuard |
90 |
T7 |
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aaaaaaarrggg |
71 |
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RCMERCHANT |
85 |
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kangadoodoo |
55 |
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