The Mad Magician

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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.

1954

Thriller·Crime·Mystery·Horror

1h 12min

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Top Billed Cast

Vincent Price
Don Gallico
Mary Murphy
Karen Lee
Eva Gabor
Claire Gallico Ormond
John Emery
Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Donald Randolph
Ross Ormond
Lenita Lane
Alice Prentiss
Patrick O'Neal
Lt. Alan Bruce
Jay Novello
Frank Prentiss
Conrad Brooks
Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Detective (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
Program Hawker (uncredited)
Roland Varno
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

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