Review – The Mystery in the Wax Museum

Fans of the Vincent Price classic House of Wax will recognize plot, characters and even some dialogue from this 1933 Fay Wray flick from which the later movie borrows copiously. Truth be told, the story works at least a little better here, and it includes extra characters that make the drama a little richer. On the other hand, the production suffers from some technical defects typical of the era. I should also note that the copy I saw suffered one of the worst colorization jobs I’ve ever seen. And speaking of “colorization,” this movie is very much a creature of its times in terms of racism and sexism. All that aside, it’s entertaining in a non-engaging sort of way. Mildly amusing