House of Wax

House of Wax

88 mins | Horror, Mystery | April 16, 1953

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.

House of Wax

88 mins | Horror, Mystery | April 16, 1953

House of Wax
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title House of Wax
Directors James McMahon, André de Toth
Writers Crane Wilbur, Charles Belden

Cast

Vincent Price

as Henry Jarrod

Frank Lovejoy

as Tom Brennan

Phyllis Kirk

as Sue Allen

Carolyn Jones

as Cathy Gray

Paul Picerni

as Scott Andrews

Roy Roberts

as Matthew Burke

Angela Clarke

as Mrs. Andrews

Paul Cavanagh

as Sidney Wallace

Dabbs Greer

as Shane

Charles Bronson

as Igor

Reggie Rymal

as Barker

Oliver Blake

as Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)

Larri Thomas

as Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Joanne Brown

as Girlfriend (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Leo Curley

as Portly Man (uncredited)

Dan Dowling

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Mary Lou Holloway

as Millie (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

as Lodger (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

as Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Lightner

as Detective (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

as Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Detective (uncredited)

Eddie Parks

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

as Surgeon (uncredited)

Riza Royce

as Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)

Sammy Shack

as Observer on Street (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

as Museum Patron (uncredited)

Philip Tonge

as Bruce Allison (uncredited)

Merry Townsend

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Sid Troy

as Observer on Street (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

as Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Ruth Whitney

as Can Can Dancer (uncredited)

Shirley Whitney

as Girlfriend (Uncredited)

Jack Wise

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Jack Woody

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Hibbs

as Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)

Trude Wyler

as (uncredited)

Nedrick Young

as Leon Averill (uncredited)