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The Mad Magician

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Calorie Rating: 101
Released: 1954-05-19
Running Time: 72 Minutes
Studios: Columbia Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

John Brahm
Director
Hal Herman
Assistant Director


Cast

Vincent Price
Character: Don Gallico
Mary Murphy
Character: Karen Lee
Eva Gabor
Character: Claire Gallico Ormond

John Emery
Character: Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Donald Randolph
Character: Ross Ormond
Lenita Lane
Character: Alice Prentiss

Patrick O'Neal
Character: Lt. Alan Bruce
Jay Novello
Character: Frank Prentiss
Corey Allen
Character: Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)

Conrad Brooks
Character: Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
Character: Program Hawker (uncredited)

Roland Varno
Character: Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Bryan Foy
Producer

Arthur Lange
Original Music Composer
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography

Gustaf Norin
Makeup Designer
Dave Koehler
Special Effects
Bob Haskell
Visual Effects

Robert Martien
Wardrobe Designer
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction

Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
George Bau
Makeup Designer