The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) Coming to Blu-ray
The Warner Archive Collection announced their May lineup today, and one title will be of particular interest to lovers of classic horror movies. The 1933 two-strip Technicolor horror film, The Mystery of the Wax Museum, starring Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill, has received a meticulous restoration, and the film, which was once thought lost, will now be available for home purchase on Blu-ray.
The film, which was remade as the Vincent Price vehicle, House of Wax (1953), was very enjoyable in SD form. I can’t wait to see how it looks after the extensive clean up.
Here are the details from the Warner Archive Collection Facebook page:
Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation in association with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation
THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933)
Run Time: 78:00
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio Specs: MONO – English, DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 – English
ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO – 1.37:1; 4 X 3 FULL FRAME
Product Color COLOR
Disc Configuration BD 25
Special Features:
- Documentary “Remembering Fay Wray”
- Audio Commentary by Author, Film Historian Alan K. Rode
- Audio Commentary by Scott MacQueen, head of preservation, UCLA Film & Television Archive
- Restoration Featurette
*Also Available on DVD!*
Bodies are mysteriously disappearing all over town, and a new wax museum has just opened. Is there a connection? But of course! In this horror classic, Fay Wray (King Kong) stars as the intended next victim of a mad wax sculptor obsessed with her resemblance to one of his prior creations. Glenda Farrell plays a quintessential wisecracking newspaper reporter, and noted actor Lionel Atwill is the deranged artist who loses his studio to a fire set by his partner. Filmed in the early Two-Color Technicolor® process, The Mystery of the Wax Museum was considered a lost film for decades, until a well-worn print was discovered nearly 50 years ago. Thanks to the meticulous new restoration presented on this disc, the film can now be experienced as intended.
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Unfortunately, there are some chunks of dialogue that cannot be restored. Looking forward to this release.