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Waxworks (1924)

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.

  • Fantasy
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Emil JanningsEmil JanningsHarun al Raschid
  • Photo of Conrad VeidtConrad VeidtIvan the Terrible
  • Photo of William DieterleWilliam DieterleThe Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
  • Photo of Werner KraussWerner KraussJack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
  • Photo of Olga BelajeffOlga BelajeffEva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
  • Photo of John GottowtJohn GottowtOwner of the Waxworks
  • Photo of Georg JohnGeorg JohnOwner of the Panoptikums
  • Photo of Ernst LegalErnst LegalPoison-Maker of the Czar
  • Photo of Paul BiensfeldtPaul BiensfeldtGrand Vizier

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