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Release Date:
May 19, 1954
Original Title:
The Mad Magician
Alternate Titles:
Der Wahnsinnige Zauberkünstler
Magier des Schreckens
Genres:
Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 72
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.
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Art Direction:
Frank Paul Sylos
Assistant Director:
Hal Herman
Director:
John Brahm
Director of Photography:
Bert Glennon
Editor:
Grant Whytock
Makeup Designer:
George Bau
Gustaf Norin
Original Music Composer:
Emil Newman
Arthur Lange
Producer:
Bryan Foy
Screenplay:
Crane Wilbur
Set Decoration:
Howard Bristol
Sound:
John K. Kean
Special Effects:
Dave Koehler
Story:
Crane Wilbur
Visual Effects:
Bob Haskell
Wardrobe Designer:
Robert Martien
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