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.
Title | House of Wax |
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Year | 1953 |
Genre | Horror, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Cast | Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Paul Picerni, Roy Roberts |
Crew | André de Toth (Director), Crane Wilbur (Screenplay), Charles Belden (Story), James McMahon (Assistant Director), Charles Lang (Sound), Maurice De Packh (Orchestrator) |
Keyword | mask, new york city, wheelchair, morgue, guillotine, remake, laboratory, wax museum, disfigured face, psychotronic, sculptor, wax, proto-slasher, 1900s, waxwork |
Release | Apr 16, 1953 |
Runtime | 88 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.93 / 10 by 325 users |
Popularity | 12 |
Budget | 1,000,000 |
Revenue | 23,750,319 |
Language | English |