Midnight at the Wax Museum

MIDNIGHT AT MADAME TUSSAUD'S is a low budget British horror/thriller with plenty of spooky touches for the horror crowd. It's chiefly of interest for the scenes set within the famous wax museum, which bookend the film; the viewer gets to take part in a tour of the ghoulish effigies and see the museum as it was then. These scenes are a lot of fun, especially with the twists at the climax, and don't disappoint.

The mid-section of the film is more prosaic, although not without elements of interest. It's the usual story of an heiress who falls for a seemingly honest young suitor, not realising that he has somewhat nefarious intentions. There's not really much in the way of incident or action, but despite this the film holds your interest throughout. American actor of the stage and screen, James Carew, holds his own as the put-upon aristocrat at the centre of a daring bet, and there's a nice performance from William 'Billy' Hartnell supplying the comic relief as a goofy journalist.