Question 1

What set was recycled from an earlier Michael Curtiz horror film?

Accepted Answer

The morgue set was recycled from the laboratory set in Doctor X (1932), another two-strip Technicolor horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray.

Question 2

Why was the 1953 remake House of Wax different from this film?

Accepted Answer

This film was made before the Production Code. In the 1953 remake, all references to drug use were removed, and a character was changed from a junkie to an alcoholic.

Question 3

How was the color version of this film rediscovered?

Accepted Answer

The color version was believed lost until the late 1970s, when Jack L. Warner's personal print was found at his home.

Question 4

What discrepancy existed in the film's title on original release prints?

Accepted Answer

Although titled 'Mystery of the Wax Museum', the leaders on original release prints still gave the title as 'Wax Museum'.

Question 5

What unusual situation exists with actress Monica Bannister's credited role?

Accepted Answer

Monica Bannister is credited as playing Joan Gale, but she's never seen as a living person - only as a corpse and as Joan of Arc in the wax museum.

Mystery of the Wax Museum

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