
The Mad Magician
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- 1954
- 72 min
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Now at this point you
bring the music up, up...
up, up, up to a crescendo.
Up.
There now. This is where
i make my entrance.
Now, from here on, pianissimo,
Softly, softly, softly. That's right.
Ladies and gentlemen,
magic is the science of illusion,
the art of misdirecting thought.
So if you will try and keep your thoughts
on what I am doing, l'll...
There. That's fine, fine.
Sorry, sir. They're rehearsing inside.
No visitors.
But this is something special.
I have a lady friend in the show.
No smoking.
Oh, I'm sorry. I promised her
I'd be here for the opening
- miss Karen Lee?
- Miss Lee? Oh, yeah, yeah.
The little one with the legs.
Don't tell me you've never noticed them.
She's cute. Miss Lee!
Miss Lee. A gentleman to see you.
Alan. You got here after all.
You didn't think I'd miss your opening.
How's it going?
Like they always go with a new show.
Oh, I want you to meet Mr. gallico.
No, no, look,
i don't want to bother him now.
Oh, it'll do him good.
Make him forget his nervousness.
You'll like him.
Gus. Be sure that entrance is kept clear
for the buzz saw trick.
- Remember, it's got to be rolled
on in the dark. - Mr. gallico?
I'd like you to meet lieutenant Bruce
of the New York detective bureau.
- How are you? - He came all the way
from New York to see our opening show.
I can see how busy you are,
all this excitement.
Yes. Lt's especially exciting
for me, lieutenant,
since this is my first appearance
on any stage.
But Mr. gallico knows more about magic
than all the other magicians put together.
For years I've been inventing illusions
for big-name magicians
and watching them take all the bows.
Well, I finally caught the fever myself.
L'm like the playwright who wants
to get in there and read his own lines.
- I guess I'm just a ham at heart.
- Who isn't?
So I put this show together,
and if our luck holds out,
we're headed for Broadway.
Pardon me, please.
Mr. gallico, we're ready to rehearse
the buzz saw illusion.
L've sent out everybody
who doesn't have a part in it.
Good. Pull that curtain down,
and be sure the stage door is kept locked.
Right.
That trick is
the secret of our show.
You see, lieutenant, no magician considers
it a crime to steal from a competitor,
so we carefully guard all our new ideas.
This buzz saw trick of mine
is a prize shocker,
and I'm taking no chances.
We don't even trust the police.
She doesn't mean you, lieutenant.
You don't have to go.
I think I'd better. I'll be rooting
for you tonight. Good luck.
Thanks so much.
All right, now be sure
that stage door is locked.
All right.
This trick can put us over on Broadway.
It all depends on how it's done.
- L've made it as foolproof as possible,
but that saw is dangerous. -
it can rip its way through
anything short of steel.
All right, boys, take it from where
Excuse me, Mr.-
I didn't recognize you, Mr. gallico.
Is it really that good?
Do I look like Rinaldi?
Like his twin.
I don't know. This is the first time
any magician has ever attempted
an impersonation of one of his rivals.
Holy smoke! That's the end of their act.
Mr. gallico, you're on.
L'm ready.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. gallico, who is a talented mimic,
will now present several
of his own illusions
as they would be done
First, the great Rinaldi.
Ah, how cooling it is.
This is one convenience
we do not have in my place.
Let us have some more, please.
He not only looks like Rinaldi,
but he sounds like him.
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