The Mad Magician
6.5
“3D THRILL! Fuel for the human bonfire!”
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 illusion 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.
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Cast
13 people
Vincent Price
Don Gallico
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Mary Murphy
Karen Lee
Known for
The Wild One
The Desperate Hours
Eva Gabor
Claire Gallico Ormond
Known for
The Aristocats
The Rescuers
John Emery
Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Known for
Spellbound
Rocketship X-M
Donald Randolph
Ross Ormond
Known for
The Deadly Mantis
Topaz
Lenita Lane
Alice Prentiss
Known for
The Bat
Patrick O'Neal
Lt. Alan Bruce
Known for
Under Siege
New York Stories
Jay Novello
Frank Prentiss
Known for
Crime Wave
The Lost World
Corey Allen
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Sweet Bird of Youth
Conrad Brooks
Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Known for
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Glen or Glenda
Roy Engel
Detective (uncredited)
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Man from Planet X
Lyle Talbot
Program Hawker (uncredited)
Known for
Jail Bait
Glen or Glenda
John Brahm Director · Crane Wilbur Screenplay Arthur Lange Composer
United States release May 19, 1954 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 19, 1954
Theatrical
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