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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:House_of_Wax_(1953)
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Wax Museum
The Wax Works
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
$1 million
$1,000,000
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gptkbp:budget
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$200,000
$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:church
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Dr._Ivan_Igor
gptkb:Sidney_S._Kingsley
gptkb:Bystander
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:legal_case
Museum Curator
Assistant
Spectator
Mr. Dempsey
Dr. Henry
Joan Gale
Mr. S. Kingsley
Mrs. S. Kingsley
Wax Figure
Florence Dempsey
Ivan Igor
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Ray_June
gptkb:Harold_Rosson
gptkb:Hal_Mohr
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gptkbp:color
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two-color Technicolor
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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cult classic
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult following
cult classic status
inspired future horror films
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Michael_Curtiz
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:Warner_Bros.
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gptkbp:edited_by
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George Amy
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gptkbp:editor
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George Amy
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gptkbp:features
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wax figures
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:AFI_Fest
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:House_of_Wax
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:Doctor_X
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Mystery of the Wax Museum
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:House_of_Wax
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:film
mystery films
thriller films
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:The_Mummy_(1932)
gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari
gptkb:Frankenstein_(1931)
gptkb:Dracula_(1931)
silent films
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:House_of_Wax_(2005)
gptkb:House_of_Wax_(1953)
various horror films
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
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gptkbp:is_available_on
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gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Bernard_Herrmann
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Bernard_Herrmann
gptkb:Franz_Waxman
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gptkbp:notable_appearance
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the murder mystery
the wax figure reveal
the climax in the wax museum
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Vincent Price's performance
early use of color
early use of two-color Technicolor
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gptkbp:plot
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A reporter investigates a series of murders linked to a wax museum.
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:The_Return_of_Doctor_X
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gptkbp:premiere
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January 1953
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:First_National_Pictures
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gptkbp:rating
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70% on Rotten Tomatoes
6.5/10 on IM Db
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gptkbp:release_date
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February 10, 1933
February 1953
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical
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gptkbp:release_year
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1933
1953
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:House_of_Wax_(2005)
gptkb:House_of_Wax_(1953)
The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1953)
The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) (remake)
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gptkbp:runtime
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77 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:John_T._Chapman
gptkb:Charles_Belden
gptkb:John_Willard
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:museum
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:museum
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Vincent_Price
gptkb:Glenda_Farrell
gptkb:Basil_Rathbone
gptkb:Phyllis_Coates
gptkb:Lionel_Atwill
gptkb:Frank_Lovejoy
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gptkbp:video_output
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black-and-white
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