Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Horror, Mystery • 1h 18m
Overview
A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Allen Vincent, Fay Wray, Frank McHugh, Edwin Maxwell, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gavin Gordon, Matthew Betz, Bull Anderson, Holmes Herbert, Claude King, William B. Davidson, Guy Usher, DeWitt Jennings, Robert Homans, James Donlan, Thomas E. Jackson, Frank Darien, Wallis Clark, Monica Bannister, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Lon Poff, Max Barwyn, Wade Boteler, Otto Hoffman, Perry Ivins, Margaret Mann, Pat O'Malley, Milton Kibbee, Harry C. Bradley, Charles McMurphy, Frank Fanning, Dick Rush, Lee Shumway, William Wagner, Frank Austin, Walter Percival
Film Detective or Film Masters Blu-ray 4K restoration from 35mm Original Camera Negative
Film Detective or Film Masters Blu-ray 4K restoration from 35mm Original Camera Negative
Director: Nick Grindé
Director: Nick Grindé
Director: William Beaudine
Director: William Beaudine
Director: George B. Seitz
Director: George B. Seitz
Director: Lionel Barrymore
Director: Lionel Barrymore
Director: Frank Tuttle
Director: Frank Tuttle
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Director: James Whale
MoC 4K Blu-ray. Here are some screenshots that include the Cohen Blu-ray and the poor Germany 4K with terrible fake HDR. David’s DV grade is way more subtle and doesn’t blow out the highlights
Director: James Whale
MoC 4K Blu-ray. Here are some screenshots that include the Cohen Blu-ray and the poor Germany 4K with terrible fake HDR. David’s DV grade is way more subtle and doesn’t blow out the highlights
Directors: Ray Enright & Busby Berkeley
Directors: Ray Enright & Busby Berkeley
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: Murray Roth
Warner Archive Blu-ray The Jazz Singer has it included as extras on one of the DVDs
Warner Archive Blu-ray The Jazz Singer has it included as extras on one of the DVDs
Director: Murray Roth
Warner Archive Blu-ray The Jazz Singer has it included as extras on one of the DVDs
Warner Archive Blu-ray The Jazz Singer has it included as extras on one of the DVDs
Director: Elia Kazan
Director: Elia Kazan
Director: Charles Walters
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray is a remaster from the original VistaVision camera negaitve, FiM encode
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray
The original mono sounds good. The Atmos remix is a mixed bag, music performances are sourced from magnetic stereo recordings and sound great, but mono dialogue/effectshas undergone destructive noise reduction and unnecessary EQ, so the jumps in fidelity are incredibly jarring.
Director: Charles Walters
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray is a remaster from the original VistaVision camera negaitve, FiM encode
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray
The original mono sounds good. The Atmos remix is a mixed bag, music performances are sourced from magnetic stereo recordings and sound great, but mono dialogue/effectshas undergone destructive noise reduction and unnecessary EQ, so the jumps in fidelity are incredibly jarring.
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray from 12K scan on Aug 25th
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray from 12K scan on Aug 25th
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Director: Abel Ferrara
Director: Abel Ferrara
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Michael Cimino
Director: Michael Cimino
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