Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.
Unfortunately the movie The Mad Magician is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Bryan Foy | Producer |
| Sound | Arthur Lange | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | John Brahm | Director |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Grant Whytock | Editor |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Crane Wilbur | Screenplay |
| Writing | Crane Wilbur | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Bau | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | John K. Kean | Sound |
| Directing | Hal Herman | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustaf Norin | Makeup Designer |
| Visual Effects | Bob Haskell | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Dave Koehler | Special Effects |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Art | Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Martien | Wardrobe Designer |
