House of Wax
1953
1h 28min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
16 April 1953
Runtime
1h 28min
Director
Budget
$658,000
Revenue
$23,800,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Vincent Price
Henry Jarrod
Frank Lovejoy
Tom Brennan
Phyllis Kirk
Sue Allen
Carolyn Jones
Cathy Gray
Paul Picerni
Scott Andrews
Roy Roberts
Matthew Burke
Angela Clarke
Mrs. Andrews
Paul Cavanagh
Sidney Wallace
Dabbs Greer
Shane
Charles Bronson
Igor
Reggie Rymal
Barker
Oliver Blake
Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)
Larri Thomas
Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Joanne Brown
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Leo Curley
Portly Man (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Mary Lou Holloway
Millie (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Lodger (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Detective (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Parks
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Surgeon (uncredited)
Riza Royce
Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Observer on Street (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Museum Patron (uncredited)
Philip Tonge
Bruce Allison (uncredited)
Merry Townsend
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Sid Troy
Observer on Street (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Ruth Whitney
Can Can Dancer (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney
Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Jack Wise
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Hibbs
Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)
Trude Wyler
(uncredited)
Nedrick Young
Leon Averill (uncredited)