House of Wax

Written by:
Charles Belden (story)
Crane Wilbur

Directed by:
André De Toth

Made in:
USA in 1953

Actors:
Vincent Price .... Prof. Henry Jarrod
Frank Lovejoy .... Lt. 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 .... Sgt. Jim Shane
Charles Bronson .... Igor (as Charles Buchinsky)
Reggie Rymal .... The barker

Plot:
A sculptor of wax figures for a museum is horrified when his partner proposes setting fire to the unpopular museum in order to collect the insurance money. As the wax figures melt amid the blaze, the two men have a fight. The sculptor is knocked out in the scuffle and left to "perish" among the flames. He resurfaces many years later for the launch of his own wax museum. The opening coincides with the sudden disappearance of some dead bodies from the city morgue. His assistant begins to suspect his boss of foul play, especially after the deranged wizard of wax begins eyeing his assistant's lovely girlfriend's friend as a model for a waxed figure of Marie Antoinette. IMDB

Review:
A classic! Vincent Price at his best (like always). You can't find movies made like this any more. A must-see for everyone.

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