Museum fire turns handsome man into human monster who steals bodies from morgue to create lifelike images in 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.
When theatrically re-issued, "House of Wax" received an MPAA GP rating.
Filmed in Technicolor and Stereophonic sound.
Rated BBFC PG by the British Board of Film Classification.
Andre de Toth had one eye while directing the film and was unable to enjoy the groundbreaking 3-D effects.
House Of Wax Reviews:
"...Great fun..."
-- Susan King, Los Angeles Times
"[O]ne of the most popular 3-D movies..."-- Mike Clark, USA Today
"[W]ith Vincent Price on fine form as a mutilated, murderous maniac..."
-- Peter Hogan, Uncut
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great old scary movie Excellent. Submitted by rollerrider2002 (Long Beach Ca) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
I loved it I did not realise that The house of Wax was a remake of an older movie (Mystery of the Wax Museum). It was very good to see them both and compare the difference in the movie making in just a few years. Submitted by Sally.Armstrong (San Jose, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
great entertainment What can one say with Vincent in a movie, would recommend to everyone Submitted by melsham (Australia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Great for all Vincent Price fans. Very good French dubbing Submitted by claude (isreal) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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