The Mad Magician (1954)

Directed by

John Brahm

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A master illusionist is betrayed by his employer who tricks him into signing away rights to his inventions. After murdering the man, he finds himself forced to kill repeatedly to avoid being caught.

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What happens

The Mad Magician is a 1954 American horror film in 3D, directed by John Brahm starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy and Eva Gabor. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, with a release in 3-D to build on the craze started by films such as House of Wax (1953), which also starred Price. In the film, a master illusionist murders his employer after learning he tricked him into signing away ownership of every trick he invents, and finds that to avoid being caught for the murder he must kill again and again. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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