Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
FOUR TIMES IN 18 EERIE MINUTES CHARLIE CHAN FACES DEATH! -- Death from a poison dart! -- Death from a streaking bullet! -- Death from a gleaming dagger!
1940 · 1h 3m · APPROVED
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Lynn Shores
Overview
A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues the doctor performs plastic surgery. It is here that an arch fiend takes refuge. The museum also houses a statue of Charlie. Frustrated number-two son kicks statue in rear; oops, number-two son wrong in his assumption
Director and cast
- Lynn Shores Director
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)
- C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Cream
- Marc Lawrence as Steve McBirney
- Joan Valerie as Lily Latimer
- Marguerite Chapman as Mary Bolton
- Ted Osborne as Tom Agnew (as Ted Osborn)
- Michael Visaroff as Dr. Otto Von Brom
- Hilda Vaughn as Mrs. Joe Rocke
- Charles Wagenheim as Willie Fern
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