The Mad Magician

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The Mad Magician (1954)

19.05.1954 (US) Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Horror 1h 12m

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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.

Crane Wilbur

Screenplay, Story
John Brahm

Director

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Vincent Price

Don Gallico
Mary Murphy

Karen Lee
Eva Gabor

Claire Gallico Ormond
John Emery

Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Donald Randolph

Ross Ormond
Lenita Lane

Alice Prentiss
Patrick O'Neal

Lt. Alan Bruce
Jay Novello

Frank Prentiss
Corey Allen

Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on 8 października 2017

Tails you win, heads you lose!

The Mad Magician is directed by John Brahm and written by Crane Wilbur. It stars Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor and Patrick O'Neal. Music is by Arthur Lange and Emil Newman and cinematography by Bert Glennon.

Magician Don Gallico (Price) is incensed when his attempts at stardom is scuppered by a contract he signed, so much so he takes matters in to his own hands...

One of the eras 3-D productions, The Mad Magician sees Columbia recycle Warner Brother's 1953 release of House of Wax. The familiarity of it all is impossible to shake off, with a key sc... read the rest.

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