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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

Bryan Foy
Producer
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography

Arthur Lange
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay

Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
Dave Koehler
Special Effects

Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
George Bau
Makeup Designer
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Designer

Robert Martien
Wardrobe Designer
Bob Haskell
Visual Effects