House of Wax. 1953. Directed by André De Toth

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House of Wax. 1953. USA. Directed by André De Toth. Courtesy of Warner Bros./Photofest

House of Wax. 1953. USA. Directed by André De Toth. Screenplay by Crane Wilbur, based on the story by Charles Belden. With Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk. DCP. 88 min.

Henry Jarrod sculpts wax figures so lifelike that visitors to his museum swear they look real. Jarrod prefers historical subjects like his Joan of Arc tableau, but his partner, Matthew Burke, wants some quick cash and urges Jarrod to make more gruesome statues to boost ticket sales. Frustrated by Jarrod’s defiance, Burke decides to burn down the wax museum for the insurance money. After a mysterious yearlong disappearance, Jarrod returns with a very atypical mode of creating wax figures.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: Vincent Price.

Past events

Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

3-D version

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

2-D version

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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