Wright Brothers National Memorial propelled himself into the air while wearing paddles on his arms and legs; An homage to Otto Lilienthal, a German who died while conducting gliding experiments; A reference to a French philosopher who thought that since dew rose in the morning, if it could be placed in an expandable bag attached to a box and sail, it would naturally rise when placed in the sun. (It didn't.) Right Door (top to bottom): Icarus, the Greek mythological figure who tried to fly from Crete by attaching feathers to his arms with wax. He fell when he flew too close to the
Mystery of the Wax Museum stereophonic sound. A wax-museum-set TV pilot, "Chamber of Horrors" (1966), was released as a theatrical feature and offered its own gimmick, a "horror horn" that would blare as the image flashed red prior to scenes of violence and murder. The 2005 horror film "House of Wax" was also credited as being based on the 1953 film and the same original play. Mystery of the Wax Museum Mystery of the Wax Museum is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery-horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and released by Warner Bros. in two-color Technicolor. The film stars Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and