House of Wax

House of Wax (1953)

Released: 1953-04-16 Duration: 1hr 28min
Genres: Horror Crime
Rating 6.9
You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.

Overview

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $1,000,000.00
Revenue $23,750,319.00
Original Language en
Popularity 18.218

Directed By

André de Toth

Crew

Director
André de Toth
Screenplay
Crane Wilbur
Assistant Director
James McMahon
Orchestrator
Maurice De Packh
Associate Producer
Joe Dreier
Props
Red Turner
Set Decoration
Donald P. Desmond
Still Photographer
Jack Woods
Colorist
Janet Wilson
Assistant Editor
Jean-Pierre Steimer
Stunts
Paul Stader
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Julian Gunzburg
Sculptor
Kathryn Stuberg
3D Generalist
Lothrop B. Worth
Stand In
Fritz Ford
3D Supervisor
Milton Gunzburg
Art Direction
Stanley Fleischer
Costume Design
Howard Shoup
Producer
Bryan Foy
Editor
Rudi Fehr
Set Decoration
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Original Music Composer
David Buttolph
Director of Photography
Bert Glennon
Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau
Director of Photography
J. Peverell Marley

TOP CAST

Vincent Price
Vincent Price

Henry Jarrod

Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy

Tom Brennan

Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk

Sue Allen

Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones

Cathy Gray

Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni

Scott Andrews

Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts

Matthew Burke

Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke

Mrs. Andrews

Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh

Sidney Wallace

Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake

Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)

Larri Thomas
Larri Thomas

Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Leo Curley
Leo Curley

Portly Man (uncredited)

Dan Dowling
Dan Dowling

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Mary Lou Holloway
Mary Lou Holloway

Millie (uncredited)

Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney

Lodger (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Mike Lally

Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

Lyle Latell
Lyle Latell

Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Lightner
Richard Lightner

Detective (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough

Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Jack Mower

Detective (uncredited)

Eddie Parks
Eddie Parks

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart
Waclaw Rekwart

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes

Surgeon (uncredited)

Riza Royce
Riza Royce

Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)

Sammy Shack
Sammy Shack

Observer on Street (uncredited)

Norman Stevans
Norman Stevans

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Philip Tonge
Philip Tonge

Bruce Allison (uncredited)

Merry Townsend
Merry Townsend

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Sid Troy
Sid Troy

Observer on Street (uncredited)

Ruth Warren
Ruth Warren

Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Ruth Whitney
Ruth Whitney

Can Can Dancer (uncredited)

Shirley Whitney
Shirley Whitney

Girlfriend (Uncredited)

Jack Wise
Jack Wise

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Jack Woody
Jack Woody

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Hibbs
Charles Hibbs

Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)

Trude Wyler
Trude Wyler

(uncredited)

Nedrick Young
Nedrick Young

Leon Averill (uncredited)

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