House of Wax (1953)

Director
André De Toth

Main cast
Vincent Price; Frank Lovejoy; Phyllis Kirk; Carolyn Jones; Paul Picerni

Genres
Crime, Horror, Mystery

Description
A horribly disfigured sculptor opens up the House of Wax in New York, using the wax-covered bodies of his victims as his displays.


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