House of Wax

House of Wax (1953)

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

  • Genre: Horror, Crime
  • Release Date: 1953-04-16
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 329 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: André de Toth
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Summary

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.

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  • Vincent Price

    as Henry Jarrod
  • Frank Lovejoy

    as Tom Brennan
  • Phyllis Kirk

    as Sue Allen
  • Carolyn Jones

    as Cathy Gray
  • Paul Picerni

    as Scott Andrews
  • Roy Roberts

    as Matthew Burke
  • Angela Clarke

    as Mrs. Andrews
  • Paul Cavanagh

    as Sidney Wallace
  • Dabbs Greer

    as Shane
  • Charles Bronson

    as Igor
  • Reggie Rymal

    as Barker
  • Oliver Blake

    as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
  • Larri Thomas

    as Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
  • Joanne Brown

    as Girlfriend (uncredited)
  • Steve Carruthers

    as Museum Patron (uncredited)
  • Leo Curley

    as Portly Man (uncredited)
  • Dan Dowling

    as Museum Patron (uncredited)
  • Frank Ferguson

    as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
  • Stuart Hall

    as Museum Patron (uncredited)
  • Mary Lou Holloway

    as Millie (uncredited)
  • Jack Kenney

    as Lodger (uncredited)
  • Mike Lally

    as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
  • Lyle Latell

    as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Richard Lightner

    as Detective (uncredited)
  • Philo McCullough

    as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
  • Jack Mower

    as Detective (uncredited)
  • Eddie Parks

    as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
  • Waclaw Rekwart

    as Museum Patron (uncredited)
  • Grandon Rhodes

    as Surgeon (uncredited)
  • Riza Royce

    as Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)
  • Sammy Shack

    as Observer on Street (uncredited)
  • Norman Stevans

    as Museum Patron (uncredited)
  • Philip Tonge

    as Bruce Allison (uncredited)
  • Merry Townsend

    as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
  • Sid Troy

    as Observer on Street (uncredited)
  • Ruth Warren

    as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
  • Ruth Whitney

    as Can Can Dancer (uncredited)
  • Shirley Whitney

    as Girlfriend (Uncredited)
  • Jack Wise

    as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
  • Jack Woody

    as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
  • Charles Hibbs

    as Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)
  • Trude Wyler

    as (uncredited)
  • Nedrick Young

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

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