The Mad Magician
3D THRILL! Fuel for the human bonfire!
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.
- Year : 1954
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Horror
- Studio : Columbia Pictures
- Keyword : mask, inventor, crematorium, illusion, contract, murder, black and white, police detective, fingerprint, ex-wife, circular saw, bonfire, landlady, impersonation, magic trick, mystery writer, illusionist, crime fiction writer, magician, rival, magician assistant
- Director : John Brahm
- Cast : Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane