House of Wax (1953)
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Director:
André de Toth
Writer:
Crane Wilbur
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Vincent Price as Henry Jarrod |
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Frank Lovejoy as Tom Brennan |
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Phyllis Kirk as Sue Allen |
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Carolyn Jones as Cathy Gray |
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Paul Picerni as Scott Andrews |
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Roy Roberts as Matthew Burke |
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Angela Clarke as Mrs. Andrews |
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Paul Cavanagh as Sidney Wallace |
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Dabbs Greer as Shane |
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Charles Bronson as Igor |
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Reggie Rymal as Barker |
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Oliver Blake as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited) |
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Larri Thomas as Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) |
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Joanne Brown as Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Museum Patron (uncredited) |
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Leo Curley as Portly Man (uncredited) |
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Dan Dowling as Museum Patron (uncredited) |
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Frank Ferguson as Medical Examiner (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall as Museum Patron (uncredited) |
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Mary Lou Holloway as Millie (uncredited) |
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Jack Kenney as Lodger (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited) |
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Lyle Latell as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Richard Lightner as Detective (uncredited) |
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Philo McCullough as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Detective (uncredited) |
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Eddie Parks as Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |
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Waclaw Rekwart as Museum Patron (uncredited) |
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Grandon Rhodes as Surgeon (uncredited) |
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Riza Royce as Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited) |
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Sammy Shack as Observer on Street (uncredited) |
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Norman Stevans as Museum Patron (uncredited) |
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Philip Tonge as Bruce Allison (uncredited) |
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Merry Townsend as Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
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Sid Troy as Observer on Street (uncredited) |
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Ruth Warren as Scrubwoman (uncredited) |
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Ruth Whitney as Can Can Dancer (uncredited) |
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Shirley Whitney as Girlfriend (Uncredited) |
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Jack Wise as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Jack Woody as Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |
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Charles Hibbs as Corpse in Morgue (uncredited) |
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Trude Wyler as (uncredited) |
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Nedrick Young as Leon Averill (uncredited) |
| Directing | André de Toth | Director |
| Writing | Crane Wilbur | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles S. Belden | Story |
| Directing | James McMahon | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Lang | Sound |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Production | Joe Dreier | Associate Producer |
| Editing | James Kitchen | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Burks | Other |
| Art | Red Turner | Props |
| Art | Donald P. Desmond | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Charles Horvath | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Crew | Julian Gunzburg | Visual Effects Design Consultant |
| Camera | Jack Woods | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Jean-Pierre Steimer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Janet Wilson | Colorist |
| Art | Kathryn Stuberg | Sculptor |
| Crew | Fritz Ford | Stand In |
| Visual Effects | Milton Gunzburg | 3D Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Lothrop B. Worth | 3D Generalist |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Art | Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bryan Foy | Producer |
| Editing | Rudi Fehr | Editor |
| Art | Lyle B. Reifsnider | Set Decoration |