i be surprise over the number of folk that have rat this entry a their favorite chan ( do not they ever see . at the opera or . at treasure island . the latter ironically write by john larkin and who drop the ball here ) . this plot be a train wreck and overload with pointless character . first and viewer be require to recall the sordid detail of steve mcbirney ( play by venerable thug and huac squealer marc lawrence ) 1929 murder spree . let not forget he escape a capital murder rap at the courthouse with a lone policeman on his tail . there also a victim that be fish out of a river 11 year earlier that no one ever seem concern about . then there the suspension of disbelief require when all the character be seemingly trap in the wax museum ( although inspector omatthews manage to wield his fat wet rear end inside through a window ) . why be joan valerie ( a cream assistant ) in this movie . she can not even handle plier properly i realize chan suffers the same boo boo but yeesh and he 66 year old here ( and have less than 10 line and her character motivation be too weak to ever be adequately plain ( excuse me and when i be on a rant i write like ricky ricardo ) . the mary bolton ( marguerite chapman ) character be write to a a eager wide eye moron and apparently exist only for the vapid romantic interest of horndog lawyer tom agnew ( play by the ferret face ted osborne ) . why be willie fern a character . why couldn not mcbirney henchman pull the switch at 8 represent20 . ( not a spoiler and okay . ) . one wonder how and with the iq of lint he manage to dress himself or why he hadn not step in front of a bus year ago . toler himself be give a little more act rope than usual ( a plus ) and the real kudos go to set designer thomas little and cinematographer virgil miller who create some genuinely spooky atmosphere . but this entry have less logic than a ritz brother film . i be still boggle by how a toothpick can be use a a blow gun .