Top billed cast

1. 

   Vincent Price

   Don Gallico

2. 

   Mary Murphy

   Karen Lee

3. 

   Eva Gabor

   Claire Gallico Ormond

4. 

   John Emery

   Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'

5. 

   Donald Randolph

   Ross Ormond

6. 

   Lenita Lane

   Alice Prentiss

7. 

   Patrick O'Neal

   Lt. Alan Bruce

8. 

   Jay Novello

   Frank Prentiss

9. 

   Corey Allen

   Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2017-10-08

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 s...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• mask
• inventor
• crematorium
• illusion
• contract
• murder
• black and white
• police detective
• fingerprint
• ex-wife
• circular saw
• bonfire
• landlady
• impersonation
• magic trick
• mystery writer
• illusionist
• crime fiction writer
• magician
• rival
• magician assistant