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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.
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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- Release Date 04/16/1953
- Language English
- Director André de Toth
- Editors Rudi Fehr, James Kitchen
- Cinematographers J. Peverell Marley, Bert Glennon
- Producer Bryan Foy
- Company Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget $1,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Apr 9, 1953 | Premiere (New York City, New York) | — |
| DK | Apr 16, 1953 | Theatrical | 15 |
| FI | Apr 16, 1953 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| NO | Apr 16, 1953 | Theatrical | 18 |
| SE | Apr 16, 1953 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United States | Apr 16, 1953 | Theatrical (Limited) (Los Angeles, California) | — |
| United States | Apr 25, 1953 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | May 7, 1953 | Theatrical | PG |
| Brazil | May 8, 1953 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Japan | Jun 9, 1953 | Theatrical | PG12 |
| France | Jun 17, 1953 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Oct 7, 1953 | Theatrical | M/14 |
| Italy | Oct 29, 1953 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Sep 14, 2005 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
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