Remade in 1953 as House of Wax with Vincent Price, this superior 1933 original is not distracted by 3D gimmickry and instead delivers a deliciously creepy horror mystery that is, for its time, surprisingly risqué, featuring policemen reading pornography, a smart-talking no-nonsense female journalist who backchats her boss, body snatching, squirming embalmed bodies made noisy by their fluids, and even casual references to suicide!
★★★★☆
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