Nightmare in Wax (1969)

Director:

Bud Townsend

Writer:

Rex Carlton (written by)

Release Date:

14 May 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Half Human... Trapped In A Bubbling Cauldron Of Terror!

Plot:

The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in his museum. |

Plot Keywords:

Wax Museum | Policeman | Accident | Zombification | Zombie Master

Cast

Cameron Mitchell	...	Vincent Renard
Anne Helm	...	Marie Morgan
Scott Brady	...	Detective Haskell
Berry Kroeger	...	Max Black
Victoria Carroll	...	Theresa
Phillip Baird	...	Tony Deen
John 'Bud' Cardos	...	Sergeant Carver (as Johnny Cardos)
Hollis Morrison	...	Nick
James Forrest	...	Alfred Herman
Virgil Frye	...	Ralph Tenier
Mercedes Alberti	...	Stella Costello
Barry Donohue	...	Leslie
Ingrid Dittmar	...	Secretary (as Ingrid Dittman)
Maria Polo	...	Nurse (as Marie Polo)
Lucio Pineda	...	Chauffeur
Ken Osborne	...	Bartender (as Kent Osborne)
Rini Martin	...	Dancer
The Gazzari Dancers
The T. Bones		(as The T-Bones)

Directed by
Bud Townsend

Writing credits
Rex Carlton		(written by)

Produced by
Rex Carlton	....	executive producer
Martin B. Cohen	....	producer
William Martin	....	associate producer
Herbert Sussan	....	executive producer
Herbert Sussan	....	producer

Cinematography by
Glen R. Smith		(director of photography) (as Glenn Smith)

Film Editing by
Leonard Kwitt		(as Leonard Kwit)

Set Decoration by
James Freiberg		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Lee Davis	....	hair stylist
Martin Varno	....	makeup supervisor (as Martin Varnaud)

Production Management
John 'Bud' Cardos	....	production manager (as Bud Cardos)
Richard Jackson	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herman E. Webber	....	assistant director (as Herman Webber)

Art Department
James Freiberg	....	set designer
Tom Weddle	....	set construction painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Dietz	....	sound supervisor (as Robert Dietz)
Edward L. Sandlin	....	sound editor (as Edward Sandlin)

Stunts
John 'Bud' Cardos	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richmond L. Aguilar	....	lighting supervisor

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sy Devore	....	wardrobe: Mr. Mitchell

Music Department
Igo Kantor	....	music supervisor
Paul Sawtell	....	stock music cues (uncredited)
Bert Shefter	....	stock music cues (uncredited)

Other crew
Winifred Gibson	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Allen Parkinson	....	the producers express special appreciation to: for permission to take broad literary license in production of portions of this fictional film at his world-famous Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, California, the authentic Hall of Fame in wax of the world's great stars (as Mr. Allen Parkinson)

Production Companies

• Paragon International Pictures
• Productions Enterprises Inc.

Distributors

• Crown International Pictures (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• Avatar Communications (1984) (UK) (VHS)
• BCI Eclipse (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Best Film & Video Corp. (1998) (USA) (video)
• CMV Laservision (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia Pictures of Canada (Canada)
• Interglobal Home Video (1986) (Canada) (VHS)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Rhino Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• United Video (video)
• VCI Home Video (video)
• Video for Pleasure (VFP) (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS) (as "De Bloedkelder")

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Germany:98 min | USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Movieland Wax Museum - 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, California, USA

Company:

Paragon International Pictures

Quotes:

Theresa:Vinnie, what are you gonna do with me?
Vincent Renard:Kill you.

Movie Connections:

References House of Wax (1953)

mean n' cheezy!

I love this flick. It's sleazy and mean without being xplicict. It's tacky and way entertaining. If you want Citizen Kane, look elsewhere, otherwise this House of Wax rip -off is a clunky blast! Cameron Mitchell is an eyepatch wearin' wax museum curatin' psycho who "freezes" various Hollywood hacks...if you can find it and you like bad movies it's well worth 90 minutes of your life.