Waxworks (1924)

Name: Waxworks
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1924-11-13
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, William Dieterle, Werner Krauss, Olga Belajeff

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.

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Released 1924-11-13 · 83 min · Fantasy, Horror

Directed by Leo Birinski, Paul Leni

Cast

Emil Jannings as Harun al Raschid
Conrad Veidt as Ivan the Terrible
William Dieterle as The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Werner Krauss as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Olga Belajeff as Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
John Gottowt as Owner of the Waxworks
Georg John as Owner of the Panoptikums
Ernst Legal as Poison-Maker of the Czar
Paul Biensfeldt as Grand Vizier