House of Wax

You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.

6.942 / 10

English / 88 min. / 1953-04-16

the genres:

Storyline:

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

Vincent Price

as Henry Jarrod

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

as Tom Brennan

Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

as Sue Allen

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

as Cathy Gray

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

as Scott Andrews

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

as Matthew Burke

Angela Clarke

Angela Clarke

as Mrs. Andrews

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

as Sidney Wallace

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

as Shane

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

as Igor

Reggie Rymal

Reggie Rymal

as Barker

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)

Larri Thomas

Larri Thomas

as Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Joanne Brown

Joanne Brown

as Girlfriend (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Leo Curley

Leo Curley

as Portly Man (uncredited)

Dan Dowling

Dan Dowling

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Mary Lou Holloway

Mary Lou Holloway

as Millie (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney

as Lodger (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

as Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Lightner

Richard Lightner

as Detective (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough

as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

as Detective (uncredited)

Eddie Parks

Eddie Parks

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

Waclaw Rekwart

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

as Surgeon (uncredited)

Riza Royce

Riza Royce

as Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)

Sammy Shack

Sammy Shack

as Observer on Street (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

Norman Stevans

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Philip Tonge

Philip Tonge

as Bruce Allison (uncredited)

Merry Townsend

Merry Townsend

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Sid Troy

Sid Troy

as Observer on Street (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

as Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Ruth Whitney

Ruth Whitney

as Can Can Dancer (uncredited)

Shirley Whitney

Shirley Whitney

as Girlfriend (Uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Jack Woody

Jack Woody

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Hibbs

Charles Hibbs

as Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)

Trude Wyler

Trude Wyler

as (uncredited)

Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young

as Leon Averill (uncredited)