The Mad Magician
19/05/1954
1h 12m

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.
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


Corey Allen
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)


Conrad Brooks
Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Detective (uncredited)


Lyle Talbot
Program Hawker (uncredited)


Roland Varno
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
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