The Mad Magician (1954)
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.
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Vincent Price
as Don Gallico
as Don Gallico
Mary Murphy
as Karen Lee
as Karen Lee
Eva Gabor
as Claire Gallico Ormond
as Claire Gallico Ormond
John Emery
as Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
as Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Donald Randolph
as Ross Ormond
as Ross Ormond
Lenita Lane
as Alice Prentiss
as Alice Prentiss
Patrick O'Neal
as Lt. Alan Bruce
as Lt. Alan Bruce
Jay Novello
as Frank Prentiss
as Frank Prentiss
Corey Allen
as Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
as Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
Conrad Brooks
as Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
as Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
as Program Hawker (uncredited)
as Program Hawker (uncredited)
Roland Varno
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
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John Brahm
Director
Director
Bryan Foy
Producer
Producer
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Grant Whytock
Editor
Editor
Arthur Lange
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay
Screenplay
Crane Wilbur
Story
Story
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
Art Direction
Dave Koehler
Special Effects
Special Effects
Hal Herman
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
George Bau
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
Robert Martien
Wardrobe Designer
Wardrobe Designer
John K. Kean
Sound
Sound
Bob Haskell
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
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