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House of Wax (1953) 7.0
An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous. Director:André De Toth |
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Cast
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Frank Lovejoy | ... |
Lt. Tom Brennan
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| Phyllis Kirk | ... |
Sue Allen
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Cathy Gray
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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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Sgt. Jim Shane
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Igor
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Reggie Rymal | ... |
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Professor Henry Jarrod is a true artist whose wax sculptures are lifelike. He specializes in historical tableau's such a Marie Antoinette or Joan of Arc. His business partner, Matthew Burke, needs some of his investment returned to him and pushes Jarrod to have more lurid exposes like a chamber of horrors. When Jarrod refuses, Burke set the place alight destroying all of his beautiful work in the hope of claiming the insurance. Jarrod is believed to have died in the fire but he unexpectedly reappears some 18 months later when he opens a new exhibit. This time, his displays focus on the macabre but he has yet to reproduce his most cherished work, Marie Antoinette. When he meets his new assistant's beautiful friend, Sue Allen, he knows he's found the perfect model - only unbeknown to anyone, he has a very particular way of making his wax creations. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 April 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Wax Works See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 12, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$658,000 (estimated)Gross:
$23,750,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Color (Warnercolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Werner R. Heymann
Danced by the can-can dancers
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According to the "Guinness Book of World Records", while this film is far from being the first 3-D film, nor the first in sound or color, it was the first 3-D film released with a stereophonic soundtrack (alas, though, the original stereo tracks are considered lost). See more »Goofs
When the original wax museum is on fire, wires can be seen pulling some of the wax figures down. See more »Quotes
Prof. Henry Jarrod: I'm afraid that the visit of a such distinguished critic may cause my children to become conceited. To you they are wax, but to me their creator, they live and breathe.See more »
Crazy Credits
The opening credits are in 3-D See more »Soundtracks
"On the Rue de la Paix"(uncredited)
Music by Werner R. Heymann
Danced by the can-can dancers
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A sculptor of wax figures for a museum is horrified when his partner proposes setting fire to the unpopular museum in order to collect the insurance money. As the wax figures melt amid the blaze, the two men have a fight. The sculptor is knocked out in the scuffle and left to "perish" among the flames. He resurfaces many years later for the launch of his own wax museum. The opening coincides with the sudden disappearance of some dead bodies from the city morgue. His assistant begins to suspect his boss of foul play, especially after the deranged wizard of wax begins eyeing his assistant's lovely girlfriend as a model for a waxed figure of His assistant begins to suspect his boss of foul play, especially after the deranged wizard of wax begins eyeing his assistant's lovely girlfriend's friend as a model for a waxed figure of Joan of Arc! Great movie! Excellent performance by Vincent Price, some effectively creepy scenes and a good plot make this a must-see! Also, see the updated remake; "Waxworks 1&2". Those are very similar to this film.