Its a very handsome movie to come from the ailing warners of 1953. An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous. This was the first movie from a major studio filmed in natural vision 3d. House of wax 1953, news, trailers, music, quotes, trivia. With vincent price, frank lovejoy, phyllis kirk, carolyn jones. The first 3d color movie ever to be produced by a major american studio. However, the article about mystery of the wax museum, the previous movie to which this one is a remake, states that it was based on an unpublished short story entitled the wax works by charles spencer belden. Theres much to admire and enjoy in the 1953 house of wax. After the huge success of the first natural vision 3d film bwauna devil1953from an independent studio, warner brothers studio raced to get on the 3d band wagon.
Vincent price is at his creepy best in this film about a man who opens up a wax museum that has a secret as to why the figures look so lifelike. House of wax is a 1953 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their waxcoated corpses as displays. House of wax is a remake of mystery of the wax museum 1933 and jeff discusses the difference in the way drug addiction is portrayed in the precode original and how alcoholism is portrayed in the 1953 version. House of wax is a remake of a 1933 warner bros release, mystery of the wax museum, which was directed by the legendary michael curtiz. She is taken to the basement where jarrod fires up his wax machine. House of wax is a 1953 american warnercolor 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their waxcoated corpses as displays. After the huge success of the first natural vision 3d film bwauna devil1953from an independent studio, warner brothers. Jan 03, 2018 house of wax is a remake of mystery of the wax museum 1933 and jeff discusses the difference in the way drug addiction is portrayed in the precode original and how alcoholism is portrayed in the 1953 version. House of wax was precisely filmed for 3d and i hope the bluray transfer is true to the original film bringing out the depth that was carefully planned for each shot. House of wax is a 1953 american 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their waxcoated corpses as displays. House of wax has a devilishly fun premise that actually does a good job of showing the villains descent from talented artist to talented ghoul. A group of teenagers stranded near a wax museum fight the fate of becoming the next exhibit in the museum. Though i know house of wax started vincent price on the road to horror greatness, i just never warmed up to it and much prefer house on haunted hillwhich i saw around the same.
It was changed for the remake because, by then, the production code forbade any mention of drug addiction. House of wax is a fun entertaining horror feature filmed in 3d, featuring the great vincent price in one of the most famous roles that kickstarted his career in horror films and made him the great horror that he is it was a big hit at the box office in 1953 and one of the earliest films to be filmed in color 3d during the 3d film craze of. All the trivia you can handle about house of wax, 1953, directed by andre detoth, with vincent price, frank lovejoy, phyllis kirk. The house of wax 1953 is a remake of the 1933 film, the mystery of the wax museum and stars the legendary grandmaster of horror, vincent price in one of his iconic horror roles as professor henry jarrod.
Nevertheless, the infamous paddleball sequence following the intermission is tossed in to make use of the technology that would start a 1950s craze, but much like the intermission, its distracting and unwelcome. House of wax is a 1953 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their wax coated corpses as displays. House of wax 1953 page 20 classic horror film board. This article states that the movie is based on charles beldens threeact play, the wax works. House of wax is a 1953 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their waxcoated. House of wax is a 1953 american warnercolor 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who. The small town used in house of wax was a timberbuilt set made specifically for the film that was unfortunately demolished after filming. I suppose it is only a consequence of the early format, but in 2d, offered on bluray here. The film stars vincent price as a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their wax coated corpses as displays.
He is searching for a model for his new marie antoinette. The face was a remarkable likeness, yet her hands didnt quite look real. That it doesnt try to compete with or in any way replace the first version makes it original, enjoyable in a way different from the curtiz picture. Rob kicks off the halloween season with the vincent price flick, house of wax and its original film, mystery of the wax museum. House of wax is a 1953 american color 3d horrorthriller film directed by andre detoth. George wrote a 400page guidebook detailing the history of every dummy in his hall of fame, and wrote letterstotheeditor demanding the abolishment of unions and income taxes. He shows wallace the basement with the wax body dip machinery. Directed by andre detoth and starring vincent price, it is a remake of warner bros. The book hondo was a novelization of the film also written by lamour, and published by gold medal books in 1953. House of wax although ive only seen the movie on tv, it was apparently filmed in 3d. Mystery of the wax museum, with lionel atwill and fay wray from the early 30s is my preferred wax film, but happily both are on the recent house of wax dvd. See more ideas about vincent price, wax and horror films. Filming took only 33 days, from monday, january 19th, 1953 to saturday, february 21st, 1953, for its release on wednesday, april 9th, 1953.
House of wax was filmed in the twostrip 35mm stereoscopic format that required two separate prints be projected through two interlocked projectors. He spills his guts and tells the police, the whole place is a morgue. House of wax, american horror film, released in 1953, that established vincent price as a leading actor in the genre. Pending a meticulous restoration, this is as good as its going to get. This fine remake of the classic the mystery of the wax museum was filmed in 3d and employed warnerphonic sound, a forerunner to stereo that utilized a number. Mystery of the wax museum 1933, without the comic relief featured in the earlier film. House of wax is a 2005 slasher film directed by jaume colletserra and stars elisha cuthbert, chad michael murray, brian van holt, paris hilton, jared padalecki, jon abrahams and robert richard. It is a loose remake of a 1953 film of the same name. Henry jarrod, an ingenious sculptor of wax statues and part owner of a wax museum that is burned down by his. It is a remake of mystery of the wax museum released in 1933. Stage 12, warner brothers burbank studios 4000 warner boulevard, burbank. This newsreel contains footage of the world premiere held of april 10th, 1953. House of wax is a fun entertaining horror feature filmed in 3d, featuring the great vincent price in one of the most famous roles that kickstarted his career in horror films and made him the great horror that he is.
It is a remake to 1933s mystery of the wax museum it is critically revered and often hailed as one of vincent prices most iconic performances. It premiered in new york on april 10, 1953, and had a general release on april. This is the paddle ball scene from the original house of wax in 3d from 1953 film transfer. Audiences would then enjoy this polarized 3d image while wearing graylensed polarized glasses, not unlike the glasses we still use today when watching a modern 3d movie.
Its technically superior, the tour of the wax museum is far more interesting, the 3rd act is more exciting, and vincent price is incredible. House of wax fixes most of the mistakes from the original film, but makes a few new ones as well. Erin broadens the discussion of addiction beyond drugs and alcohol to include behavioral obsessions as depicted in the film. At police headquarters they are questioning leon with alcohol as a bribe.
It features vincent price in a starmaking turn, great makeup, wonderful 50s color and is inventively filmed, becuase it was originally in 3d. Apr 25, 2016 the small town used in house of wax was a timberbuilt set made specifically for the film that was unfortunately demolished after filming. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. House of wax is a 1953 american horror film starring vincent price, whose career then took a turn primarily towards horror films a remake of mystery of the wax museum 1933, this was the first 3d color feature film from a major american studio, following the independentlyproduced bwana devil the year before. In the original version of the film the alcoholic assistant was a heroin addict. It is a loose remake of the 1953 film of the same name, itself a remake of the 1933 movie mystery of the wax. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. House of wax 1953 page 17 classic horror film board. House of wax bluray disc, 20, 3d for sale online ebay. No matter what dimension its viewed in, house of wax is a wellacted thriller.
Henry jarrod, an ingenious sculptor of wax statues and part owner of a wax museum that is. House of wax is a 1953 american warnercolor 3d horror film about a disfigured sculptor who repopulates his destroyed wax museum by murdering people and using their wax coated corpses as displays. It was shot in early two strip technicolor and was a companion piece to curtizs other techicolor horror classic, dr. Filming locations 4 production dates 1 filming locations. Very, very loosely based on the 1953 film of the same name, house of wax was penned by chad and carey w. On april 8, 1953, columbia pictures man in the dark premiered, making it the first 3d movie ever released by a major studio. House of wax is considered one of the very best movies to be filmed and shown in 3d back in the early 1950s the bluray release is very well done, with plenty of extra features for fans of these moviesthis is great classic horror from the 50s, when movie producers were trying to compete with the then new medium of television. The opening scene with the scientist tracking the alien object has the scientist playing with a paddle ball as a nod to the gimick in house of wax also filmed in 3d. The filmed pilot was padded out, a few gimmicks were added a fear flasher and horror horn, and a 99minute version was released to theaters in 1966 as chamber of horrors 1966. House of wax was filmed in 3d and was released in 1953.
The original house of wax starring vincent price is a masterpiece of horror. House of wax bryan foy productions 1953 its monsterous monday with tabonga, here at the dungeon we gots the very first movie filmed in 3d by warner bros. The screenplay is based on the july 5, 1952 colliers short story the gift of cochise by louis lamour. The house of wax 1953 is a remake of the 1933 film, the mystery of the wax museum and stars the legendary grandmaster of horror, vincent price. It was a big hit at the box office in 1953 and one of the earliest films to be filmed in color 3d. The film is a remake of the 1933 film the mystery of the wax museum and it succeeds in being a classic film all its own. The film is at its best when it focuses on vincent price, which is no surprise.
Vincent price house on haunted hill, the tinger plays a disfigured sculptor intent on repopulating his. The film is a remake of the 1933 film the mystery of the wax museum and it. And later, when shes burning, its the same face, so kudos to whoever made those wax statues. House of wax is fun but gimmicky, the 33 early technicolor mystery of the wax museum, a bonus on the bluray, is the prize, looking better than it did as a bonus on the previous dvd. House of wax is an american 3d film starring vincent price and its spoooooooooooky. The premiere newsreel for the 1953 horror classic remake, house of wax. With a fairly creepy premise for a film, and with vincent price in tow, house of wax is an accomplished horror film that remains a classic of the. She hits jarrod about the head and his wax face breaks off revealing the scarred face below.
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