House of Wax (1953)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $23,750,319.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.418 |
Directed By
André de Toth
Crew
André de Toth
Charles Belden
Crane Wilbur
Charles Lang
James McMahon
Maurice De Packh
Joe Dreier
Red Turner
Robert Burks
James Kitchen
Donald P. Desmond
Jack Woods
Janet Wilson
Jean-Pierre Steimer
Charles Horvath
Paul Stader
Julian Gunzburg
Kathryn Stuberg
Lothrop B. Worth
Fritz Ford
Milton Gunzburg
Stanley Fleischer
Howard Shoup
Bryan Foy
Rudi Fehr
Lyle B. Reifsnider
David Buttolph
Bert Glennon
Gordon Bau
J. Peverell Marley
TOP CAST
Vincent Price
Henry Jarrod
Frank Lovejoy
Tom Brennan
Phyllis Kirk
Sue Allen
Carolyn Jones
Cathy Gray
Paul Picerni
Scott Andrews
Roy Roberts
Matthew Burke
Angela Clarke
Mrs. Andrews
Paul Cavanagh
Sidney Wallace
Dabbs Greer
Shane
Charles Bronson
Igor
Reggie Rymal
Barker
Oliver Blake
Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
Larri Thomas
Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Joanne Brown
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Leo Curley
Portly Man (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Mary Lou Holloway
Millie (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Lodger (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Detective (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Parks
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Surgeon (uncredited)
Riza Royce
Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Observer on Street (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Philip Tonge
Bruce Allison (uncredited)
Merry Townsend
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Sid Troy
Observer on Street (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Ruth Whitney
Can Can Dancer (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney
Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Jack Wise
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Hibbs
Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)
Trude Wyler
(uncredited)
Nedrick Young
Leon Averill (uncredited)
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