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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! - Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
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Title: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

Release Date: 6 Sep 1940

Runtime: 1h 3m

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

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.

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Average Vote: 7.647 (17 votes)

Cast

  • Charlie Chan: Sidney Toler
  • Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung): Victor Sen Yung
  • Dr. Cream: C. Henry Gordon
  • Steve McBirney: Marc Lawrence
  • Henchman Grenock: Eddie Marr
  • Willie Fern, museum watchman: Charles Wagenheim
  • Lily Latimer: Joan Valerie
  • Mary Bolton: Marguerite Chapman
  • Mrs. Joe Rocke: Hilda Vaughn
  • Edwards, radio sound man: Harold Goodwin
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