"You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D."

1953

1h 28m

7.0(351 votes)

Horror

Crime

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.

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Cast & Crew

43 members

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Vincent Price

Henry Jarrod

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Frank Lovejoy

Tom Brennan

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Phyllis Kirk

Sue Allen

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Carolyn Jones

Cathy Gray

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Paul Picerni

Scott Andrews

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Roy Roberts

Matthew Burke

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Angela Clarke

Mrs. Andrews

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Paul Cavanagh

Sidney Wallace

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Dabbs Greer

Shane

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Charles Bronson

Igor

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Reggie Rymal

Barker

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Oliver Blake

Man Checking His Watch (uncredited)

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Larri Thomas

Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

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Joanne Brown

Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Steve Carruthers

Museum Patron (uncredited)

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Leo Curley

Portly Man (uncredited)

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Dan Dowling

Museum Patron (uncredited)

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Frank Ferguson

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Museum Patron (uncredited)

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Mary Lou Holloway

Millie (uncredited)

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Jack Kenney

Lodger (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

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Lyle Latell

Waiter (uncredited)

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Richard Lightner

Detective (uncredited)

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Philo McCullough

Spectator / Man Entering Music Hall (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Detective (uncredited)

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Eddie Parks

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

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Waclaw Rekwart

Museum Patron (uncredited)

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Grandon Rhodes

Surgeon (uncredited)

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Riza Royce

Mrs. Flanagan (uncredited)

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Sammy Shack

Observer on Street (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Museum Patron (uncredited)

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Philip Tonge

Bruce Allison (uncredited)

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Merry Townsend

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Sid Troy

Observer on Street (uncredited)

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Ruth Warren

Scrubwoman (uncredited)

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Ruth Whitney

Can Can Dancer (uncredited)

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Shirley Whitney

Girlfriend (Uncredited)

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Jack Wise

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Jack Woody

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

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Charles Hibbs

Corpse in Morgue (uncredited)

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Trude Wyler

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Nedrick Young

Leon Averill (uncredited)

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