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The Wizard

The Wizard

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The Wizard

"The Screen's Greatest Thriller! More exciting than "The Bat," more thrilling than the "Gorilla," the "Cat and the Canary." It's some show---"

1927

1h 0m

8.0(1 votes)

Mystery

Horror

Overview

A mad doctor sews human head onto gorilla's body.

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Fox Film Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Stanley Gordon

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Anne Webster

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Prof. Paul Coriolos

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Edwin Palmer

Barry Norton

Barry Norton

Reginald Van Lear

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Sam

Perlie Marshall

Detective Murphy

Norman Trevor

Norman Trevor

Judge Webster

George Kotsonaros

The Gorilla

Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner Gordon

Mrs. Van Lear

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Rosson
Written by: Andrew Bennison
Harry O. Hoyt

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