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.
The Mad Magician has generally received positive reviews.
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The Mad Magician was released in 1954 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving The Mad Magician (1954) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Mad Magician than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 66%, The Mad Magician is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1954, which stands at 59%.
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