Vincent Price
Don Gallico/Gallico the Great
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The Mad Magician is a 1954 American horror film in 3D, directed by John Brahm starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy and Eva Gabor. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, with a release in 3-D to build on the craze started by films such as House of Wax (1953), which also starred Price.
The Mad Magician: Directed by John Brahm. With Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery. An illusionist becomes homicidal when his best kept magic secrets are stolen by his rival.
Following its LA premiere on 7 April, 1954 and its New York debut on 19 May 1954, Columbia Pictures' The Mad Magician, starring Vincent Price, went on general release in the US.
Synopsis. In the late 1800s, magician and inventor Don Gallico prepares the opening of his new show in which, as Gallico the Great, he will present his dangerous new act, wielding a buzz-saw that gives the illusion of severing the head of his assistant, Karen Lee. That evening Gallico performs part of his act disguised as his rival, The Great ...
The Mad Magician (1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Overview. 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.
1954 · 1 hr 13 min. TV-PG. Horror · Drama. Spurned by a rival who steals his best-kept secrets and his wife, a magician with a famous buzzsaw trick loses his mind and goes on a murder spree.
