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When sculptor Ivan Igor's wax museum is burned down by his treacherous partner, he is left devastated. Ten years later in then-present day New York, he opens a new museum, with more lifelike statues than ever before....

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When sculptor {{sculptor|s}} Ivan Igor's wax museum is burned down by his treacherous partner, he is left devastated. Ten years later in then-present day New York, he opens a new museum, with more lifelike statues than ever before....
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* MaskingTheDeformity: [[spoiler: Ivan's mask covers the burns that he acquired during the London Wax Museum fire]].
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/DoctorX''. The two films aren't part of the same continuity, but they overlap in genre (though ''Mystery of the Wax Museum'' lacks most of ''Doctor X'''s comedy elements), share [[ProductionPosse the same director and several cast and crew members]], and are filmed in the same visually-distinctive Technicolor process. In addition, both films include morgue scenes, wax statues (though they only appear briefly in ''Doctor X''), multiple characters portrayed as having disabilities (including [[spoiler:a villain who is more able than he lets on]]), and a plot based on investigative reporting.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: Igor appears to need either a wheelchair or crutches to get around due to the injuries he sustained in the fine. However, it turns out that while his hands are crippled, his legs work just fine.

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* ObfuscatingDisability: Igor appears to need either a wheelchair or crutches to get around due to the injuries he sustained in the fine.fire. However, it turns out that while his hands are crippled, his legs work just fine.
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* {{Fainting}}: When Charlotte is shown the truth behind the wax museum, she faints.

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* {{Fainting}}: FaintInShock: When Charlotte is shown the truth behind the wax museum, she faints.
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-->'''Charlotte:''' Hello, Ralph.
-->'''Ralph:''' Hello, darling. Hello, Florence.
-->'''Florence:''' Hello.
-->'''Charlotte:''' Are we late?
-->'''Ralph:''' No, not at all. Gee, that's a pretty dress. Have I seen it before?
-->'''Charlotte:''' Yes, I think so.
-->'''Florence:''' Thank goodness that's settled.


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* UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra: Though generally involving wax figures, there are some things (like bloody stab wounds and some... rather ''detailed'' female nudes) that they probably wouldn't have gotten away with a couple of years later.
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This film was later remade as ''Film/HouseOfWax1953'' which in turn was remade as ''Film/HouseOfWax2005''.

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This film was later remade as ''Film/HouseOfWax1953'' which in turn was remade as ''Film/HouseOfWax2005''.
inspired ''Film/HouseOfWax2005''.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The then-contemporary references to things like bootleg booze, not to mention the popular at the time wisecracking reporter character, make this as much a period piece now as ''House of Wax'' tried to be deliberately.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The then-contemporary references to things like bootleg booze, not to mention the popular at the time wisecracking reporter character, make this as much a period piece now as ''House of Wax'' tried to be deliberately.

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