Waxworks (1924)

Waxworks (1924)

1924-11-13 Germany 83 Min. PG-13
6.4 62 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Emil Jannings is Harun al Raschid
Harun al Raschid
Conrad Veidt is Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible
William Dieterle is The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Werner Krauß is Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Olga Belajeff is Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
John Gottowt is Owner of the Waxworks
Owner of the Waxworks
Georg John is Owner of the Panoptikums
Owner of the Panoptikums
Ernst Legal is Poison-Maker of the Czar
Poison-Maker of the Czar
Paul Biensfeldt is Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier