Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

A Weird, Whacky "Who-dun-it" in a Wax Museum!

NR 1945 · 64 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.

Directed by William C. Thomas · Written by David Lang

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