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The Mad Magician (1954)

The Mad Magician (1954)

Crime Thriller Horror Mystery

3D THRILL! Fuel for the human bonfire!

Release Date: 1954, May 19
Directors: John Brahm
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Cast: Vincent Price, Roy Engel, Jay Novello, Patrick O'Neal, Eva Gabor, Conrad Brooks, Mary Murphy, John Emery, Lyle Talbot, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane, Roland Varno

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

rival police detective mask murder illusion illusionist inventor black and white contract magician impersonation ex-wife fingerprint crematorium magic trick landlady crime fiction writer bonfire circular saw mystery writer magician assistant