Overview:
A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.Status: | Released (1953-04-16) |
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Awards: | 1 win & 2 nominations |
BoxOffice: | $23,750,000 |
Screen: | Crane Wilbur, Charles Belden |
Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 19109: Carolyn Jones - Cathy Gray
- 78309: Paul Picerni - Scott Andrews
- 19400: Roy Roberts - Matthew Burke
- 89215: Angela Clarke - Mrs. Andrews
Crews
- 81799: André de Toth - Director - Directing
- 84940: Crane Wilbur - Screenplay - Writing
- 62738: Charles Belden - Story - Writing
- 1531005: James McMahon - Assistant Director - Directing
- 1543599: Charles Lang - Sound - Sound
- 1531943: Maurice De Packh - Orchestrator - Sound
- 3541686: Joe Dreier - Associate Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
In any format it's a genre highlight. Henry Jarrod is a very talented sculptor of wax figures for a museum. But as the museum starts to flounder, Jarrod's partner, Matthew Burke, insists on taking a new direction, a row ensues and Jarrod is knocked unconscious. Burke seizes the o ....
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