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Mood:
- SuspensefulScaryExcitingAtmosphericTense
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Plot:
- InvestigationMurderWoman in DangerPsychopathCrimesDangerDeadlyArtist's Life more...
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Genres:
- HorrorThrillerCrimeMystery
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- New York
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Remake
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Attitudes:
- SeriousSemi Fantastic
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House of Wax, 1953
English
USA
Profile of House of Wax
The mood of House of Wax is scary, exciting, and suspenseful. The plot centers around a woman in danger, a psychopath, and an investigation. It is a thriller, horror, and crime movie. In approach, House of Wax is serious. The setting is New York. It happens in the 1950s. House of Wax is a remake. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of House of Wax
André de Toth's remake of MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM is one of the first and best 3-D (stereoscopic) feature films, an alternative technology (like Cinemascope, Cinerama) used by 1950s directors attempting to compete with the new threat of television. Professor Jarrod (Vincent Price) is a devoted wax figure sculptor for his museum in 1910s NYC. When his financial partner, Sidney Wallace (Paul Cavanagh), demands more sensational exhibits to increase profits, Jarrod refuses. The vengeful Wallace torches the museum, leaving Jarrod for dead. Miraculously, Jarrod survives (though his hands and legs are rendered useless) and builds a new House of Wax with help from threatening deaf-mute sculptor, Igor (Charles Bronson). The museum's popular "Chamber of Horrors" showcases recent crimes like the murder of Wallace, a victim of a cloaked, disfigured killer along with his fiancée, Cathy (Carolyn Jones). When Cathy's friend, Sue (Phyllis Kirk), visits the museum she makes a discovery that leads to the horrifying truth behind the House of Wax. With gasp inducing (and tongue-in-cheek) 3-D scenes like the museum fire, paddleball man, and can-can girls, de Toth creates an atmospheric film which stands up as a horror classic in 2-D as well.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 10 April 1953 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
Cast and Crew
as Prof. Henry Jarrod
as Lt. Tom Brennan
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Users Reviews
- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
- Parker in MN rated this movie
8/10Great
