Nightmare in Wax

May 14, 1969

1h 38m

★ 3.7

Half Human... Trapped In A Bubbling Cauldron Of Terror!

Overview

The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in his museum.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Paragon International Pictures

Productions Enterprises Inc.

Crown International Pictures

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Cast

Vincent Renard

Cameron Mitchell

Marie Morgan

Anne Helm

Det. Haskell

Scott Brady

Max Black

Berry Kroeger

Theresa

Victoria Carroll

Tony Deen

Phillip Baird

Det. Sgt. Bud Carver

John "Bud" Cardos

Ralph Tenier

Virgil Frye

Bartender (as Kent Osborne)

Ken Osborne

Alfred Herman

James Forrest

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10.0

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5.6

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6.4

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5.0

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6.2

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6.4

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6.3

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5.4

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4.4

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6.1

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5.1

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4.9

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5.4

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4.0

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10.0

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