Theworking title of the film was The Wax Works.In several reviews, Carolyn Jones, who played her first major role in House of Wax, was mistakenly identified by her character's name, "Cathy Gray."According to an Apr 1953 DV news item, actor Ned Young, who played "Leon Averill" in the film, was stripped of all billing after he appeared "vociferously unfriendly" before the House Committee on Un