House of Wax

House of Wax is an American feature film of the horror genre. It was directed by Andr de Toth with a screenplay written by Crane Wilbur based on a story by Charles Belden. It was produced by Warner Bros. for Bryan Foy Productions. It premiered theatrically in the United States in New York City on April 10th, 1953. It was released nationally on April 25th, 1953. The movie stars Vincent Price as Henry Jarrod - the disfigured owner of a wax museum that is equally macabre in its history as it is in its displays. Even more so when some of the displays resemble people who had recently died.