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The Mad Magician

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.

Credits

The Mad Magician Cast

Name Character
Vincent Price He was 43, 82 years old when he died as Don Gallico
Roy Engel He was 40, 67 years old when he died as Detective (uncredited)
Conrad Brooks He was 23, 86 years old when he died as Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Eva Gabor She was 35, 76 years old when she died as Claire Gallico Ormond
Corey Allen He was 19, 75 years old when he died as Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
Patrick O'Neal He was 26, 66 years old when he died as Lt. Alan Bruce
Lyle Talbot He was 52, 94 years old when he died as Program Hawker (uncredited)
Lenita Lane She was 52, 93 years old when she died as Alice Prentiss
John Emery He was 48, 59 years old when he died as Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Roland Varno He was 46, 88 years old when he died as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Jay Novello He was 49, 78 years old when he died as Frank Prentiss
Mary Murphy She was 23, 80 years old when she died as Karen Lee
Donald Randolph He was 48, 87 years old when he died as Ross Ormond

The Mad Magician Crew

Name Department
Bryan Foy as Producer. He was 57 (80) years old when He died Production
Grant Whytock as Editor. He was 60 (87) years old when He died Editing
Arthur Lange as Original Music Composer. He was 65 (67) years old when He died Sound
Emil Newman as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (73) years old when He died Sound
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The Mad Magician (70 years)

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  • Release day: Wednesday, May 19, 1954
  • Runtime: 72 minutes