House of Wax

House of Wax is an American feature film of the horror genre. It was directed by Andre de Toth with a screenplay written by Crane Wilbur based on a story by Charles Belden. It was produced by Warner Bros. for Bryan Foy Productions. It premiered theatrically in the United States in New York City on April 10th, 1953. It was released nationally on April 25th, 1953. The movie stars Vincent Price as Henry Jarrod - the disfigured owner of a wax museum that is equally macabre in its history as it is in its displays. Even more so when some of the displays resemble people who had recently died.

Fun Facts

 * The tagline for this film is "The wax figures also looked like other people - People who had disappeared...".


 * An advertising slogan for the 3-D effects that was used on film posters is "It comes off the screen right at you!"


 * This is one of the few films that is both a remake and has been remade.


 * Story writer Charles Belden also wrote the story treatment for the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum, on which this film is based.


 * Scenes of the wax museum were filmed at Potter's Wax Museum, which at the time was located at 1 King Street in Saint Augustine, Florida.


 * Actress Carolyn Jones will go on to play the iconic role of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family television series.

Recommendations

 * House of Wax (2005)
 * Mystery of the Wax Museum
 * Waxwork
 * Waxwork II: Lost in Time

Keywords
19th century | Disfigurement | Guillotine | Morgue | Museum | New York | New York City | Strangulation | Wax museum | Wheelchair