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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940 · 1h 3m · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America

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!

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.

Directed by
Lynn Shores
Written by
John Larkin
Starring
Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, C. Henry Gordon, Marc Lawrence
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comical sidekickescaped convictplastic surgerywax museum

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