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Horror, Mystery - 1953
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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.
Director:
,
André de Toth
Cast:
,
Vincent Price
,
Charles Bronson
,
Dabbs Greer
,
Carolyn Jones
,
Roy Roberts
,
Paul Picerni
,
Frank Lovejoy
,
Phyllis Kirk
,
Angela Clarke

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Details

Rated:
GP
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
16 Apr 1953
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$658,000
Revenue:
$23,800,000
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
An intermittently gripping shocker.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
17 Oct 2011
fresh:
De Toth brings off one classic sequence with Kirk fleeing through the gaslit streets pursued by a shadowy figure in a billowing cloak.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Dimly we foresee movie audiences embalmed in three-dimensional wax and sound.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
The effects are done with playfulness, zest, and some imagination (they range from a barker batting paddleballs in your face to a murderer leaping from the row in front of you), making this the most entertaining of the gimmick 3-Ds.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
24 Sep 2007
fresh:
Casting is competent, Vincent Price is capital as the No. 1 menace.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Oct 2008
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