Name: The Mad Magician
Director: John Brahm
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1954-01-01
Duration: 72 min

Astounding! Astonishing! Amazing! So different you’ll hardly believe your eyes!

The Mad Magician (1954) chronicles a gifted designer who creates elaborate illusions for professional magicians while longing to perform his own inventions onstage. When his efforts are repeatedly undermined, resentment toward those who control his career takes an increasingly dangerous turn. This horror thriller brings the mechanics of stage magic into a tale of revenge, where devices created to entertain become part of a deadly struggle for success and recognition.

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Comparison of The Mad Magician Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Twilight Time BD-A 3D/US/OOP 2017	Umbrella BD-ALL/AU 2021	Indicator BD-ALL 3D/UK 2020	Mill Creek DVD-1/US/OOP 2015	Sony DVD-R-0/US 2012
Audio Commentary by David Del Valle and Steven Peros
Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
Master of Fright!: Conjuring “The Mad Magician” (19:49)
Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician” (15:02)
Stills Gallery (32 Images)
Isolated Music Track
Theatrical Trailer (2:09)
“Pardon My Backfire” (Short, 1953, 15:56)
“Spooks!” (Short, 1953, 15:44)
Super 8 Versions (8:14, 16:05)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Twilight Time’s “The Limited Edition Series” Blu-ray includes an 8-page booklet with writing by Julie Kirgo.
Umbrella’s “Vincent Price Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes The Tingler (1959).
Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Kat Ellinger (“Merv Taylor: The Real Mad Magician”). Reissued without booklet (2022/04/25).
Mill Creek’s DVD contains no extra. It is included in the “Classic Horror” box set with Five (1951), The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) and The Terror of the Tongs (1961).
Sony’s “Choice Collection” DVD-R contains no extras.

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Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician” (15:02)

Editions	Twilight Time BD 2017 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 MVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 34.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Length:1:12:47.825 File size: 22.54 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1965 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Umbrella BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles None
	Indicator BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 MVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 38.22 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:14:20.341 File size: 20.82 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 853 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by David Del Valle and Steven Peros Twilight Time BD
	Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby Indicator BD
	Master of Fright!: Conjuring “The Mad Magician” (19:49, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
	Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician” (15:02, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Stills Gallery (32 Images) Indicator BD
	Isolated Music Track Twilight Time BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:09, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
	“Pardon My Backfire” (Short, 1953, 15:56, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
	“Spooks!” (Short, 1953, 15:44, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
	Super 8 Versions (8:14, 16:05, 1080p) Indicator BD