House of Wax (1953 film) Quotes

House of Wax (1953 film) is a TV show that first aired in 1970 . House of Wax completed its run in 1970.

It features Bryan Foy as producer, David Buttolph in charge of musical score, and Bert Glennon, J. Peverell Marley, and Lothrop B. Worth as head of cinematography.

House of Wax (1953 film) is distributed by Warner Bros..

The cast includes: Paul Cavanagh as Sidney Wallace, Carolyn Jones as Cathy Gray, Phyllis Kirk as Sue Allen, Dabbs Greer as Sgt. Jim Shane, Frank Lovejoy as Lt. Tom Brennan, and Paul Picerni as Scott Andrews.

House of Wax (1953 film) Quotes

Dabbs Greer as Sgt. Jim Shane

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Phyllis Kirk as Sue Allen

• (Phyllis Kirk) "It's sort of a shock to see your head detached that way."

Paul Cavanagh as Sidney Wallace

• (Prof. Henry Jarrod) "People say they can see my Marie Antoinette breathe, that her breast rises and falls. Look at her eyes. They follow you where ever you go. She's very real to me."
• (Bruce Allison) "You know her eyes do follow you."
• (Prof. Henry Jarrod) "They're made of glass, mores the pity, the exact size and color of the original. They're inserted into the sockets from inside by way of the hollow neck before the head is attached to the body"
• (Prof. Henry Jarrod) "Forgive me, my dear, for discussing your intimate secrets."
• (Prof. Henry Jarrod) "Oh,I'm sorry. I lose myself at times."
• (Paul Cavanagh) "Professor, if people knew what you have inside these walls you couldn't accomodate the crowds. What you need here is exploitation; more advertising."
• (Bruce Allison) "Thats exactly what I've been telling him."
• (Prof. Henry Jarrod) "Oh, my partner wouldn't agree. He's not happy here. He wants to invest in something else. Mr Wallace, would you care to become a partner in this venture? Would you buy him out?"
• (Paul Cavanagh) "You know, I might take you up on that offer, if my lawyers approve and the price is right."
• (Prof. Henry Jarrod) "With your support I could do wonders. I'd make any sacrifice."
• (Paul Cavanagh) "Unfortunately I'm leaving this weekend for Egypt. I'm financing some excavations there; however, I'll be back in three months, then I'll be glad to discuss the deal."

Paul Picerni as Scott Andrews

• (Paul Picerni) "You never saw a show like this in Provincetown."

Carolyn Jones as Cathy Gray

• (Carolyn Jones) "Pull it tighter Sue, pull it tighter, I want a waist like Anna Held."
• (Phyllis Kirk) "If I pull it any tighter you're not going to be able to breath."
• (Carolyn Jones) "Oh that's alright, I don't need much breath anyway, as my late friend Matty used to say, if a girl don't watch her figure the men won't."
• (Phyllis Kirk) "Matty? Wasn't that the man you were going to marry?"
• (Carolyn Jones) "Yes but he hung himself instead."
• (Carolyn Jones) "Oh Matty was such a card."
• (Phyllis Kirk) "Well where's your new friend going to take you tonight?"
• (Carolyn Jones) "To the Hauffman House for dinner, then to Tony Pastors for the vaudeville show."
• (Phyllis Kirk) "That sounds like fun."
• (Carolyn Jones) "Oh yeah he's a free spender alright, a little bit older than I like them, but awfully distinguished looking, I'm moving up"
• (Carolyn Jones) ", I'm moving up honey, no girl ever hits the jackpot till after she passes 14th street."

Frank Lovejoy as Lt. Tom Brennan

• (Frank Lovejoy) "You know, Shane, by the time this guy gets out of Sing Sing, this head will grow a long beard."

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