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The Mad Magician

  • 19541954
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  • 1h 12m
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6.5/10
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The Mad Magician (1954)
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Don Gallico is a master at devising magicians' illusions and tries to establish his own stage show as Gallico the Great. His performance is interrupted mid-show by his employer Ross Ormond w... Read allDon Gallico is a master at devising magicians' illusions and tries to establish his own stage show as Gallico the Great. His performance is interrupted mid-show by his employer Ross Ormond who has obtained a court injunction to stop him. Gallico had long ago signed an exclusive c... Read allDon Gallico is a master at devising magicians' illusions and tries to establish his own stage show as Gallico the Great. His performance is interrupted mid-show by his employer Ross Ormond who has obtained a court injunction to stop him. Gallico had long ago signed an exclusive contract with Ormond to provide him with any illusions he might create. Gallico sets out to... Read all

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  • Director
    • John Brahm
  • Writer
    • Crane Wilbur(story)
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Mary Murphy
    • Eva Gabor
  • Director
    • John Brahm
  • Writer
    • Crane Wilbur(story)
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Mary Murphy
    • Eva Gabor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    Vincent Price and Patrick O'Neal in The Mad Magician (1954)
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    Vincent Price in The Mad Magician (1954)
    Vincent Price in The Mad Magician (1954)
    Eva Gabor and Vincent Price in The Mad Magician (1954)
    Vincent Price and Donald Randolph in The Mad Magician (1954)
    Lenita Lane in The Mad Magician (1954)
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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Don Gallico…
    Mary Murphy
    Mary Murphy
    • Karen Lee
    Eva Gabor
    Eva Gabor
    • Claire Ormond
    John Emery
    John Emery
    • The Great Rinaldi
    Donald Randolph
    Donald Randolph
    • Ross Ormond
    Lenita Lane
    Lenita Lane
    • Alice Prentiss
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Lt. Alan Bruce
    Jay Novello
    Jay Novello
    • Frank Prentiss
    Corey Allen
    Corey Allen
    • Gus the Stagehand
    • (uncredited)
    Conrad Brooks
    Conrad Brooks
    • Bonfire Extra
    • (uncredited)
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Theatre Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Al Haskell
    Al Haskell
    • Carriage Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Kenney
    Jack Kenney
    • Stagehand
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Powers
    Tom Powers
    • Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    • Man on Telephone
    • (uncredited)
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Program Hawker
    • (uncredited)
    Roland Varno
    Roland Varno
    • Master of Ceremonies
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Brahm
    • Writer
      • Crane Wilbur(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The first movie to be broadcast on television in 3-D.
    • Goofs
      It is extremely unlikely that a bonfire of the sort Gallico uses to dispose of Ormond's body would actually produce enough heat to disintegrate human bone, leaving only the shin bones and a section of spine.
    • Quotes

      The Great Rinaldi: [about Ormond] You had every reason to hate him. What did you do with him, Gallico? How did you get rid of it?

      [Don's crematorium]

      The Great Rinaldi: Was this thing already built and hidden away, waiting for a job like that?

      Don Gallico: Ormond was seen alive two weeks ago, The Prentisses identified him.

      The Great Rinaldi: That didn't have to be him.

      Don Gallico: Who else could it have been?

      The Great Rinaldi: It could have been you, Gallico. From what Ormond told me you are a clever man, developed a wonderful new makeup, something new in the theater. Something that might be used offstage too. Only a man who dreams up illusions would think of such a thing, and only people of the theater would know it was possible.

    • Connections
      Featured in ADS-7 Good Friday Easter Appeal Marathon (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay
      (uncredited)

      Music by Henry J. Sayers

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    10/10
    Price's Best
    Even though it has one of the standard "Revenge Price Plots," this film is my favorite of Vincent Price's work. Gallico has that quality that is missing in so many horror film characters- likeability. When you watch it, you feel for him, you feel his frustration, the injustices against him, and you cheer him on when he goes for vengeance, even though he frightens you a little with his original fury. As the film goes on, his character becomes tragic. He's committed his murder, but now he must kill to cover that up. And again to cover that one up. And again... your stomach sinks with his soul as it goes down its spiral- like watching a beloved brother turn into a hood. Even if the revenge story is of old, the plot devices themselves are original- Gallico uses his tricks to kill in more and more inventive ways. A shame this one isn't available for home veiwing.
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    • Orcini
    • Aug 11, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der wahnsinnige Zauberkünstler
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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