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House of Wax is a 1953 American period mystery - horror film directed by Andre de Toth and released by Warner Bros. A remake of the studio's own 1933 film, Mystery of the Wax Museum, it stars Vincent Price as a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their wax-coated corpses as displays.
1953. PG. 1h 28m. IMDb RATING. 7.0 /10. 20K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:02. 2. 3 Videos. 99+ Photos. Horror. An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous. Director. André De Toth. Writers. Crane Wilbur. Charles Belden. Stars. Vincent Price. Frank Lovejoy. Phyllis Kirk.
- (20K)
- Horror
- André De Toth
- 1953-04-25
Jan 1, 2024 · Wax sculptor Henry (Vincent Price) is horrified to learn that his business partner, Matthew (Roy Roberts), plans on torching their wax museum to collect on the insurance policy. Henry miraculously survives a fiery confrontation with Matthew and re-emerges some years hence with a museum of his own.
- 88 min
- 1222
- CC Movies & TV
Synopsis. In the 1890s, in New York City, Matthew Burke, part-owner of a wax museum, needs money and is impatient over his partner's, the refined and eccentric wax sculptor, Prof. Henry Jarrod's, insistence that the museum avoid lucrative sensationalism. For the insurance money, Burke sets fire to the museum.
- Andre Detoth, Jimmy Mcmahon, James Petsch
- Vincent Price
An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous. Professor Henry Jarrod is a true artist whose wax sculptures are lifelike. He specializes in historical tableau's such a Marie Antoinette or Joan of Arc.
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House of Wax, American horror film, released in 1953, that established Vincent Price as a leading actor in the genre. It was one of the first films shot in 3-D. Price portrayed Prof. Henry Jarrod, an ingenious sculptor of wax statues and part owner of a wax museum that is burned down by his.
