Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.
Cast
Vincent Price
Don Gallico
Mary Murphy
Karen Lee
Eva Gabor
Claire Gallico Ormond
John Emery
Rinaldi aka 'The Great Rinaldi'
Donald Randolph
Ross Ormond
Lenita Lane
Alice Prentiss
Patrick O'Neal
Lt. Alan Bruce
Jay Novello
Frank Prentiss
Corey Allen
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
Conrad Brooks
Bonfire Extra (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Detective (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
Program Hawker (uncredited)
Roland Varno
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Crew
John Brahm
Director
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay, Story
Grant Whytock
Editor
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Hal Herman
Assistant Director
Bryan Foy
Producer
Robert Martien
Wardrobe Designer
George Bau
Makeup Designer
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Designer
John K. Kean
Sound
Dave Koehler
Special Effects
Bob Haskell
Visual Effects
Arthur Lange
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
