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      House of Wax

      PG Released Apr 10, 1953 1h 28m Horror List
      93% 46 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Wax sculptor Henry (Vincent Price) is horrified to learn that his business partner, Matthew (Roy Roberts), plans on torching their wax museum to collect on the insurance policy. Henry miraculously survives a fiery confrontation with Matthew and re-emerges some years hence with a museum of his own. But when the appearance of Henry's new wax sculptures occurs at the same time that a number of corpses vanish from the city morgue, art student Sue Allen (Phyllis Kirk) begins suspecting wrongdoing. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 30 Buy Now

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      House of Wax is a 3-D horror delight that combines the atmospheric eerieness of the wax museum with the always chilling presence of Vincent Price.

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      JJJJJJ J Acceptable. Maybe above average for its time. I really liked the opening sequence. The problem with this film is that very early on you know the conclusion to the film and the question then just becomes when will they get there and how? Unfortunately that journey was neither interesting, or thought provoking. I'd skip this film unless you have a good reason. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review Cara A This film came out 10 years before I was born. I have loved watching it over and over. I cannot tell you the amount of times I have watched House of Wax. Vincent Price absolutely rocked in this film. The writing and cinematography make this a most enjoyable experience for horror classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The worst 01 hour: and 28 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review deke p WOW.! GREAT MOVIE & CAST! & CHARLES BRONSON as deaf mutu asst "IGOR'. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It was expertly suspenseful and well made! It had me waiting on the edge of my seat. Would watch again because of how great it was! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review dave s House of Wax, known as the first color film in 3D, is actually a pretty effective thriller regardless of the technology. Vincent Price, in one of his first roles as a horror star, plays Henry Jarrod, a wax sculptor whose museum displays are strikingly similar to missing persons in turn of the century New York. If the silliness of the plot can be ignored, the film is worth watching for a surprisingly subdued performance from Price, a few genuinely creepy moments in the second half of the film, some fantastic sets, and enough 3D trickery to keep things interesting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com De Toth directs the heck out of House of Wax, and it’s one of the only 3-D offerings of the period that doesn’t rely entirely upon its visual gimmick to shock its audience. Rated: 3.5/4 May 25, 2023 Full Review TIME Magazine An intermittently gripping shocker. Oct 17, 2011 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Casting is competent, Vincent Price is capital as the No. 1 menace. Oct 7, 2008 Full Review Kristin Battestella InSession Film Big VP hones his campy, over the top horror mastery, and viewers root for his slick talking, multifaceted artist. We believe his masterfully diabolical plan to serve his enemies their comeuppance... Apr 19, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review If nothing else, it reinforces perceptions about the inferiority of remakes. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 18, 2022 Full Review Nell Dodson Russell Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Filmed in Warnercolor and having the advantage of an actor of Vincent Price's calibre to head the cast, House of Wax will make suspenseful entertainment for most movie-goers. The figures in the wax museum become almost too realistic as seen in 3-D. Dec 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Wax sculptor Henry (Vincent Price) is horrified to learn that his business partner, Matthew (Roy Roberts), plans on torching their wax museum to collect on the insurance policy. Henry miraculously survives a fiery confrontation with Matthew and re-emerges some years hence with a museum of his own. But when the appearance of Henry's new wax sculptures occurs at the same time that a number of corpses vanish from the city morgue, art student Sue Allen (Phyllis Kirk) begins suspecting wrongdoing.
      Director
      Andre de Toth
      Screenwriter
      Charles Belden, Crane Wilbur
      Distributor
      Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 10, 1953, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 19, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 28m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo, Mono
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