The Mad Magician (1954)

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Country: USA
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1954-04-07
Director: John Brahm
Writers: Crane Wilbur
Language: English
Stars: Vincent Price , Vincent Price , Mary Murphy , Eva Gabor , John Emery , Donald Randolph , Lenita Lane , Patrick O’Neal , Jay Novello , Corey Allen , Conrad Brooks
Runtime: 72 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Magier des Schreckens (Germany) , Le tueur porte un masque (France, French Republic) , Le tueur porte un masque (Belgium) , A Máscara do Mágico (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Mad Magician (United States of America) , The Mad Magician (United Kingdom) , The Mad Magician , Der wahnsinnige Zauberkünstler , El mago asesino (Venezuela) , El mago asesino (Argentina) , The Mad Magician (Canada) , A Máscara do Mágico (Brazil) , Безумный фокусник , Il mostro delle nebbie (Italy) , De doder draagt een masker (Belgium)
Plot: Don Gallico is a master at devising magicians' illusions and tries to establish his own stage show as Gallico the Great. His performance is interrupted mid-show by his employer Ross Ormond who has obtained a court injunction to stop him. Gallico had long ago signed an exclusive contract with Ormond to provide him with any illusions he might create. Gallico sets out to get his revenge against those who have wronged him, including Ormond, his ex-wife Claire, who happens to be Ormnond's wife and magician The Great Rinaldi who is Ormond's business partner and the main beneficiary or Gallico's new magic tricks. A clever young detective, Lt. Alan Bruce, uses a new identification technique, fingerprints, to identify the killer.
IMDB:tt0047200