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.
Credits
Waxworks Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Conrad Veidt
He was 33, 50 years old when he died
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as Ivan the Terrible |
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John Gottowt
He was 44, 61 years old when he died
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as Owner of the Waxworks |
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Emil Jannings
He was 41, 65 years old when he died
|
as Harun al Raschid |
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William Dieterle
He was 32, 79 years old when he died
|
as The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince |
|
Paul Biensfeldt
He was 57, 64 years old when he died
|
as Grand Vizier |
|
Ernst Legal
He was 44, 74 years old when he died
|
as Poison-Maker of the Czar |
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Werner Krauss
He was 41, 75 years old when he died
|
as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack |
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Olga Belajeff
|
as Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin |
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Georg John
He was 46, 62 years old when he died
|
as Owner of the Panoptikums |
Waxworks Crew
