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House of Wax( 1953)

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You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vincent Price

      Henry Jarrod

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      Frank Lovejoy

      Tom Brennan

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      Phyllis Kirk

      Sue Allen

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      Carolyn Jones

      Cathy Gray

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      Paul Picerni

      Scott Andrews

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      Roy Roberts

      Matthew Burke

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      Angela Clarke

      Mrs. Andrews

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      Paul Cavanagh

      Sidney Wallace

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      Dabbs Greer

      Shane

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      Charles Bronson

      Igor

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      Reggie Rymal

      Barker

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      Oliver Blake

      Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)

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      Larri Thomas

      Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

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      Joanne Brown

      Girlfriend (uncredited)

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      Steve Carruthers

      Museum Patron (uncredited)

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      Leo Curley

      Portly Man (uncredited)

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      Dan Dowling

      Museum Patron (uncredited)

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      Frank Ferguson

      Medical Examiner (uncredited)

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      Stuart Hall

      Museum Patron (uncredited)

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      Mary Lou Holloway

      Millie (uncredited)

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      Jack Kenney

      Lodger (uncredited)

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      Mike Lally

      Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

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      Lyle Latell

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Richard Lightner

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Philo McCullough

      Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Eddie Parks

      Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

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      Waclaw Rekwart

      Museum Patron (uncredited)

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      Grandon Rhodes

      Surgeon (uncredited)

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      Riza Royce

      Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)

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      Sammy Shack

      Observer on Street (uncredited)

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      Norman Stevans

      Museum Patron (uncredited)

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      Philip Tonge

      Bruce Allison (uncredited)

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      Merry Townsend

      Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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      Sid Troy

      Observer on Street (uncredited)

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      Ruth Warren

      Scrubwoman (uncredited)

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      Ruth Whitney

      Can Can Dancer (uncredited)

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      Shirley Whitney

      Girlfriend (Uncredited)

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      Jack Wise

      Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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      Jack Woody

      Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

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      Charles Hibbs

      Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)

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      Trude Wyler

      (uncredited)

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      Nedrick Young

      Leon Averill (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Jul 18 2019
    In any format it's a genre highlight. Henry Jarrod is a very talented sculptor of wax figures for a museum. But as the museum starts to flounder, Jarrod's partner, Matthew Burke, insists on taking a new direction, a row ensues and Jarrod is knocked unconscious. Burke seizes the opportunity to torch the museum and get the insurance money, with Jarrod still in the premises. Thought long since dead, Jarrod resurfaces, apparently wheel chair bound and with horribly burned hands. Opening up a new museum, his new figures (made by his protégé under his instruction) look ever more lifelike than bef...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    23750319.00

    Keywords

    • mask
    • new york city
    • wheelchair
    • morgue
    • guillotine
    • remake
    • laboratory
    • wax museum
    • disfigured face
    • psychotronic
    • sculptor
    • wax
    • proto-slasher
    • 1900s
    • waxwork