Waxworks

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Emil Jannings Harun al Raschid

Conrad Veidt Ivan the Terrible

William Dieterle The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince

Werner Krauss Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

Olga Belajeff Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin