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    Mystery of the Wax Museum

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    From Sean Pultz:

    My commentary track for Michael Curtiz’s horror film and follow up to Doctor X (1932)

    Not one of my best in my opinion but at least I tried.

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    According to Curtiz’s adopted son, Curtiz spoke five languages and all of them very badly. … One of [his] many quotes … was ‘The next time I want an idiot to do this, I’ll do it myself!’ — Sean Pultz,
    Mystery of the Wax Museum @0:20:21

    I always love the inserts that Curtiz uses. … He’s like Steven Spielberg. Sometimes a shot appears in a split second—or a camera move. And sometimes it leaves an indelible image in your mind. — Sean Pultz,
    Mystery of the Wax Museum @0:34:06

    RKO, who produced King Kong, would use Fay Wray’s scream in other films. One instance was in the 1939 Hunchback of Notre Dame. And [it] was later used in the English-speaking dub of Rodan. — Sean Pultz,
    Mystery of the Wax Museum @1:01:42