House of Wax
Movie • 1953 • Horror
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A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
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Someone is tied down and is fighting to get out as she knows that boiling wax will pour on her and she will be boiled alive by it.
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Many wax figures.
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Someone's death is staged as a suicide, however they were actually murdered.
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