The Mad Magician (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.
- Released
- 1954-05-19
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Horror
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Brahm, Crane Wilbur
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 51 votes
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)