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House of Wax  (1953)
You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.


6.9|16 Apr, 1953|88 min
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A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Language

English 


Budget$1,000,000
Revenue $23,750,319
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Keywords
mask
new york city
wheelchair
morgue
guillotine
remake
laboratory
wax museum
disfigured face
psychotronic
sculptor
wax
proto-slasher
1900s
waxwork

Casts

Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Henry Jarrod
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
Tom Brennan
Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk
Sue Allen
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
Cathy Gray
Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni
Scott Andrews
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Matthew Burke
Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke
Mrs. Andrews
Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
Sidney Wallace
Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
Shane
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Igor
Reggie Rymal
Barker
Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake
Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
Larri Thomas
Larri Thomas
Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Joanne Brown
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Leo Curley
Portly Man (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Mary Lou Holloway
Millie (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney
Lodger (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Lyle Latell
Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Detective (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Parks
Eddie Parks
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
Surgeon (uncredited)
Riza Royce
Riza Royce
Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Observer on Street (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Philip Tonge
Philip Tonge
Bruce Allison (uncredited)
Merry Townsend
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Sid Troy
Observer on Street (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Ruth Warren
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Ruth Whitney
Can Can Dancer (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney
Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Jack Wise
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Hibbs
Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)
Trude Wyler
(uncredited)
Nedrick Young
Nedrick Young
Leon Averill (uncredited)

Crews

André de Toth
André de Toth
Director
Crane Wilbur
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay
Charles Belden
Story
Charles Lang
Sound
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
James McMahon
Assistant Director
Joe Dreier
Associate Producer
Robert Burks
Robert Burks
Other
James Kitchen
Editor
Red Turner
Props
Donald P. Desmond
Set Decoration
Julian Gunzburg
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Charles Horvath
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts
Jack Woods
Still Photographer
Janet Wilson
Colorist
Jean-Pierre Steimer
Assistant Editor
Milton Gunzburg
3D Supervisor
Lothrop B. Worth
3D Generalist
Fritz Ford
Stand In
Kathryn Stuberg
Sculptor
Bryan Foy
Producer
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
J. Peverell Marley
Director of Photography
Rudi Fehr
Rudi Fehr
Editor
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Set Decoration
Howard Shoup
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist

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