House of Wax

1953

1h 28m

6.9

6.9/10

378 votes • View on IMDb

Horror Crime

"You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D."

Overview

A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.

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Status: Released

Budget: $1,000,000

Revenue: $23,750,319

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

mask new york city wheelchair morgue guillotine remake laboratory wax museum disfigured face psychotronic sculptor wax proto-slasher 1900s waxwork warnercolor

Quick Facts

Release Date	April 16, 1953
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0045888

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)

Key Crew

André de Toth

Director

Crane Wilbur

Screenplay

Bryan Foy

Producer