A true eye-opener for film-lovers, this has to be one of the most inventive and subversive Hollywood films of the period. It's historically significant as one of the last two-strip Technicolor films, and boasts an excellent script. superb design by Anton Grot, great costumes and first-rate cinematography. Compared to the leaden pacing, framing and editing of so many other films of the era, it's strikingly dynamic in its presentation, with many very funny sequences, alongside some genuinely scary scenes. If for no other reason, it's worth seeing for the fantastic Glenda Farrell, who is absolutely outstanding and steals every scene she's in, including her hilarious (and remarkably racy) rapid-fire exchanges with Frank McHugh. Just see it!
Review of Mystery of the Wax Museum
