The Mad Magician

The Mad Magician

72 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | May 19, 1954

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.

The Mad Magician

72 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery | May 19, 1954

The Mad Magician
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Mad Magician
Directors John Brahm
Writers Crane Wilbur

Cast

Vincent Price

as Don Gallico

Mary Murphy

as Karen Lee

Eva Gabor

as Claire Gallico Ormond

John Emery

as Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'

Donald Randolph

as Ross Ormond

Lenita Lane

as Alice Prentiss

Patrick O'Neal

as Lt. Alan Bruce

Jay Novello

as Frank Prentiss

Corey Allen

as Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)

Conrad Brooks

as Bonfire Extra (uncredited)

Roy Engel

as Detective (uncredited)

Lyle Talbot

as Program Hawker (uncredited)

Roland Varno

as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)