USA, 1973
93m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
mono, English
An American horror film directed by Georg Fenady.
Plot Summary
The owner of a wax museum is murdered and the police come to suspect that the killer is Jack the Ripper.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Georg Fenady
© MCMLXXIII [1973] Bing Crosby Productions, Inc.
BCP a service of Cox Broadcasting Corporation presents
A Fenady Associates production in association with Bing Crosby Productions. A Viacom presentation
Executive Producer: Charles A. Pratt
Produced by: Andrew J. Fenady
Screenplay by: Jameson Brewer
Story by: Andrew J. Fenady
Director of Photography: William Jurgensen
Film Editor: Melvin Shapiro
Music by: George Duning
Production Mixer: David Ronne
Costumes: Oscar Rodriguez, Vou Lee Giokaris
Make-up Created by: Jack H. Young
Hair Stylist: Virginia Jones
Production Designer: Stan Jolley
Casting: Irving Lande
Cast
Ray Milland (Harry Flexner)
Elsa Lanchester (Julia Hawthorn)
Maurice Evans (Inspector Daniels)
John Carradine (Claude Dupree)
Mark W. Edwards (Sergeant Michael Hawks)
Louis Hayward (Tim Fowley)
Patric Knowles (Mr Southcott)
Lisa Lu (Madame Yang)
Steven Marlo (Karkov)
Nicole Shelby [Meg] – only listed in opening credits
Shani Wallis (Laurie Mell)
Broderick Crawford (Amos Burns)
Ben Wright (first constable)
Matilda Calnan (first charwoman)
Peggy Stewart (second charwoman)
Leslie Thompson (Constable Parker)
Don Herbert (Jack the Ripper (wax figure))
Judy Wetmore (Lizzie Borden (wax figure))
Jo Williamson (Mrs Borden (wax figure))
George Farina (Bluebeard (wax figure))
Alternative Titles
Der Bucklige vom Horror-Kabinett – West Germany
Kauhujen kammio – Finland
Il manichino assassino – Italy
Mumyalar Müzesinde Dehşet(Turkish) – Turkey
Terror en el museo de cera – Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Venezuela
Terror i vaxkabinettet – Sweden
Terror i voksmuseet – Norway
Terror im Wachsmuseum(Video Title) – West Germany
Terror no Museu das Máscaras de Cera – Portugal
Terror no Museu de Cera – Brazil
Ужас в музее восковых фигур(Russian) – Soviet Union
Links
Extracts included in
42nd Street Forever, Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition (2009)
Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993)
Trailer Trauma 2: Drive-In Monsterama (2016)
See also
House of Wax (1953)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.23 p.48
- Cinema TV Today no.10070 (16 February 1974) pp.12-3
- Fangoria no.281 (March 2009) pp.72-77, 82 – illustrated interview with Andrew J. Fenady (Working with stiffs by Tom Weaver)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.41 no.482 (March 1974) p.55
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.223 no.41 (10 November 1972) p. 17
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.226 no.17 (11 May 1973) p.3
- Variety 23 May 1973 p.28
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.284
- Film Review 1974-75 by F. Maurice Speed (ed) p.209
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.390-391
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.33 – credits, review
- John Carradine: The Films by Tom Weaver pp.315-317
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.484
