Charlie Chan At The Wax Museum

Charlie Chan At The Wax Museum (1940)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (95 ratings)

Escaped gangster Steve McBirney (Marc Lawrence), vowing to get even with Oriental sleuth Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler), lies in wait at a spooky wax museum run by demented plastic surgeon Dr. Cream (Henry Gordon). Chan is lured to the museum's opening day ceremonies on a ruse, along with a variety of… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 3 min.
Directed By
Lynn Shores
Written By
John Larkin
Genres
Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1940 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Typical Toler take on Chan.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Fairly effective, but not one of the best series entries

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    If you disregard all the holes in the story, then you should find this one to be a refreshing thriller.

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  • Bruce B


    This is a very enjoyable Charlie Chan film, loaded with mystery and suspense. A killer is loose in the wax museum, but who is it. Film does a good job of making everyone a suspect. With all the mystery and suspense comes some comedy as usual, Sidney Toler does a great job with his… More

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