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Houdini

Houdini

His feats of magic were GREAT! The magic of their love was GREATER!

19536.51h 46m

Overview

By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.

Directed by George Marshall
Written by Harold Kellock, Philip Yordan
Produced by George Pal
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Top Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Harry Houdini

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Bess Houdini

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Otto

Angela Clarke

Angela Clarke

Harry's Mother

Stefan Schnabel

Stefan Schnabel

German Prosecuting Attorney

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Malue

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Schultz

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Dooley

Connie Gilchrist

Connie Gilchrist

Mrs. Shultz

M

Malcolm Lee Beggs

British Jail Warden

Themes & Keywords

drowningescapemagicmagic showtricksbiographyhoudini

About Houdini

Houdini is a drama, romance, history film released in 1953 exploring themes of drowning, escape, magic, magic show, tricks, biography. Directed by George Marshall, it stars Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher. By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.

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