The Mad Magician

The Mad Magician

3D THRILL! Fuel for the human bonfire!

1954•1h 12m•6.9/10

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6.9/10(49)

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.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Don Gallico

Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Karen Lee

Eva Gabor

Eva Gabor

Claire Gallico Ormond

John Emery

John Emery

Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'

Donald Randolph

Donald Randolph

Ross Ormond

Lenita Lane

Lenita Lane

Alice Prentiss

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Lt. Alan Bruce

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Frank Prentiss

Corey Allen

Corey Allen

Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)

Conrad Brooks

Conrad Brooks

Bonfire Extra (uncredited)

Roy Engel

Detective (uncredited)

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Program Hawker (uncredited)

Roland Varno

Roland Varno

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

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