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House of Wax

An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.

Director

André De Toth

Year

Genre

Box Office

$23,750,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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Prof. Henry Jarrod

Det. Lt. Tom Brennan

Sue Allen

Cathy Gray

Scott Andrews

Matthew Burke

Mrs. Andrews

Sidney Wallace

Sgt. Jim Shane

Igor

Charles Bronson

The Barker

Pompous Patron with Watch

Girlfriend

Museum Patron

Steve Carruthers

Portly Man

Museum Patron

Medical Examiner

Lodger

Darwin Greenfield

Museum Patron

Millie

Mary Lou Holloway

Lodger

Spectator at Wax Museum

Waiter

Detective

Richard Lightner

Spectator at Wax Museum

Philo McCullough

Minor Role

Detective

Morgue Attendant

Museum Patron

Surgeon

Mrs. Flanagan

Observer on Street

Museum Patron

Can-Can Dancer

Bruce Allison

Ticket Taker

Observer on Street

Scrubwoman

Can Can Dancer

Girlfriend

Shirley Whitney

Elevator Operator

Morgue Attendant

Minor Role

Leon Averill

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Prof. Henry Jarrod Cathy Gray Sue Allen Sgt. Jim Shane Lt. Tom Brennan Scott Andrews Matthew Burke Bruce Allison Sidney Wallace Leon Averill

You've been going around with the weight of the world on your shoulders - House of Wax

You've been going around with the weight of the world...

Who wouldn't under that sort of pressure - House of Wax

Who wouldn't under that sort of pressure

You're a great artist a genius sculptor - House of Wax

You're a great artist a genius sculptor

They live and breathe - House of Wax

They live and breathe

Here we have two great lovers from the past - House of Wax

Here we have two great lovers from the past

Hey Burke - House of Wax

The figure of Joan of Arc is a traditional exhibit in wax museums - House of Wax

The figure of Joan of Arc is a traditional exhibit in wax...

Pull it tighter - House of Wax

Pull it tighter

Ah that's to be expected - House of Wax

Ah that's to be expected

You ever thought of what would happen if we had a fire here - House of Wax

You ever thought of what would happen if we had a fire here

Yes Such is life - House of Wax

Yes Such is life

Hee hee They always want a corpse - House of Wax

Hee hee They always want a corpse

Ooh Where would you like to go Atlantic City - House of Wax

Ooh Where would you like to go Atlantic City

Pull it tighter Sue - House of Wax

Pull it tighter Sue

Pull it tighter - House of Wax

Pull it tighter

Oh Look at me - House of Wax

You're not like me Sue You never could be - House of Wax

You're not like me Sue You never could be

If I don't sizzle him tonight I might as well give up - House of Wax

If I don't sizzle him tonight I might as well give up

Cathy. - House of Wax

- Usually there's a policeman at the corner.
- That's why I'm blowing the whistle. - House of Wax

- Usually there's a policeman at the corner. - That...

Oh! Cabbie! Cabbie! - House of Wax

Oh! Cabbie! Cabbie!

Who found the body? - House of Wax

Who found the body?

I hope you like it here, honey.
It's the best we've got. - House of Wax

I hope you like it here, honey. It's the best we'v...

Hey, what's the matter
with this one? - House of Wax

Hey, what's the matter with this one?

How do you do? - House of Wax

He's one of my assistants - House of Wax

He's one of my assistants

I'm a reincarnation - House of Wax

I'm a reincarnation

I'm rebuilding my exhibition from the ground up - House of Wax

I'm rebuilding my exhibition from the ground up

Come in, ladies and gentlemen.
See the House of Wax. - House of Wax

Come in, ladies and gentlemen. See the House of Wax.

Second wife of Henry the VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth - House of Wax

Second wife of Henry the VIII and the mother of Queen...

The exhibits in this room will be added to - House of Wax

The exhibits in this room will be added to

Was it murder or suicide - House of Wax

Was it murder or suicide

I expect great things of Scott I consider him one of our most promising sculptors - House of Wax

I expect great things of Scott I consider him one of our...

- You know, these figures are excellent.
- I thought you'd agree with me. - House of Wax

- You know, these figures are excellent. - I thought you...

His is the mastermind Surely knows his anatomy - House of Wax

His is the mastermind Surely knows his anatomy

I just don't understand how it can seem so real - House of Wax

I just don't understand how it can seem so real

Let me see your hands - House of Wax

Let me see your hands

Once in his lifetime every artist feels the hand of God - House of Wax

Once in his lifetime every artist feels the hand of God

Once in his lifetime - House of Wax

Once in his lifetime

I hate to drag you away, Scott. - House of Wax

I hate to drag you away, Scott.

What happened, Sue?
Why did you scream? - House of Wax

What happened, Sue? Why did you scream?

Do nice people come here Ha ha Of course - House of Wax

Do nice people come here Ha ha Of course

You never saw a show like this in Provincetown - House of Wax

You never saw a show like this in Provincetown

This is Brennan speaking.
Give me Shane. - House of Wax

This is Brennan speaking. Give me Shane.

That's a copy of her face, all right. - House of Wax

That's a copy of her face, all right.

That's a copy of her face alright - House of Wax

That's a copy of her face alright

It's sort of a shock to see your head detached that way - House of Wax

It's sort of a shock to see your head detached that way

Hey, Burke. - House of Wax

If I'm not careful I'll be pounding a beat in the Bronx - House of Wax

If I'm not careful I'll be pounding a beat in the...

You know I gamble on Jarrod - House of Wax

You know I gamble on Jarrod

I followed him through his bender - House of Wax

I followed him through his bender

"To Wilbur Patter-- - House of Wax

"To Wilbur Patter--

You shouldn't have done that - House of Wax

You shouldn't have done that

You shouldn't have done that, my dear. - House of Wax

You shouldn't have done that, my dear.

Everything I ever loved has been taken away from me - House of Wax

Everything I ever loved has been taken away from me

This is where I re-created
my Joan of Arc. - House of Wax

This is where I re-created my Joan of Arc.

Can't stand it. - House of Wax

Can't stand it.

She's there with all the rest of them The whole place is a morgue - House of Wax

She's there with all the rest of them The whole place...

That look of horror
spoils your lovely face. - House of Wax

That look of horror spoils your lovely face.

Where's Sue? - House of Wax

The end will come quickly, my love. - House of Wax

The end will come quickly, my love.

We'll find immortality together - House of Wax

We'll find immortality together

Where's Jarrod? - House of Wax

Where's Jarrod?

Andrews, where's Jarrod? - House of Wax

Andrews, where's Jarrod?

By the time this guy gets out of Sing Sing - House of Wax

By the time this guy gets out of Sing Sing

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An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: André De Toth

Writer: Crane Wilbur, Charles Belden

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: horror

Year: 1953

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $23,750,000

Released: 25 Apr 1953

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

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Also watch: Algiers, The Boogey Man, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Mystery of the Wax Museum, The Tingler, The Fly, The Roaring Twenties, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The Abominable Dr Phibes, Living in Oblivion, Hellraiser: Deader, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Them!, The Last Man on Earth, Prom Night