Review #271: House of Wax.
Cast
Vincent Price (Henry Jarrod), Frank Lovejoy (Tom Brennan), Phyllis Kirk (Sue Allen), Paul Picerni (Scott Andrews), Carolyn Jones (Cathy Gray), Roy Roberts (Matthew Burke), Angela Clarke (Mrs. Andrews), Paul Cavanagh (Sidney Wallace), and Dabbs Greer (Jim Shane) Directed by André de Toth.
Review
House of Wax is actually a remake of the 1933 film, Mystery of the Wax Museum (And by sheer coincidence this would be remade again in 2005.) However, I haven't watched the original, which means I'll be a bit lenient on this film. How is this film that just so happened to be filmed in the biggest gimmick of the 50's (3-D? Oh course!) and nowadays? It's allright. Even though I'm watching it on a TV and not in 3-D (This was the second 3-D feature, the first being Bwana Devil.), it is still a treat to watch. The scene I find memorable is when a person is using a paddleball into the camera, to give an effect of 3-D (Ironic given the director of this film was blind in one eye) Vincent Price does a spendid performance (My second time reviewing him, first being #230 - The Great Mouse Detective.) The film is interesting at times, with Price the main star and the one with the most fun.
Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.
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