The Mad Magician

The Mad Magician is a 1954 film about a magician who is driven to commit murder.

Directed by John Brahm. Written by Crane Wilbur.

SPINE CHILLING-THRILLS!  (taglines)

Dialogue

The Great Rinaldi: [about Ormond] You had every reason to hate him. What did you do with him, Gallico? How did you get rid of it? [indicating Gallico's furnace] Was this thing already built and hidden away, waiting for a job like that?

Don Gallico: Ormond was seen alive two weeks ago, The Prentisses identified him.

The Great Rinaldi: That didn't have to be him.

Don Gallico: Who else could it have been?

The Great Rinaldi: It could have been you, Gallico. From what Ormond told me you are a clever man, developed a wonderful new makeup, something new in the theater. Something that might be used offstage too. Only a man who dreams up illusions would think of such a thing, and only people of the theater would know it was possible.

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DON GALLICO

"You're not afraid of riding with me,are you Karen?"

• Can you hear it, Lieutenant? It has the voice of a mad bull!"(the crematorium)
• They'll lock me in jail in a padded cell with a strait jacket! No,Thank You! I'll take the chair!"

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Taglines

• 3D THRILL! Fuel for the human bonfire!
• SPINE CHILLING-THRILLS!
• Astounding! Astonishing! Amaazing! So different you'll hardly believe your eyes!

Cast

• Vincent Price — Don Gallico / Gallico the Great
• Mary Murphy — Karen Lee
• Eva Gabor — Claire Ormond
• John Emery — The Great Rinaldi
• Donald Randolph — Ross Ormond
• Lenita Lane — Alice Prentiss
• Patrick O'Neal — Police Detective Lt. Alan Bruce
• Jay Novello — Frank Prentiss

External links

• The Mad Magician quotes at the Internet Movie Database