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Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery

user — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:50:46 +0000

Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery – A documentary on the life and career of Harry Houdini, using the largest auction of Houdini’s personal effects ever as anchor point, talking about Houdini’s life and legacy with modern day marvels such as David Copperfield and Lance Burton, as well as interviews with surviving family and (incredibly) one of… Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery

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Houdini the Movie Star

user — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:54:44 +0000

Houdini the Movie Star – Most people associate Harry Houdini with magic and escapes, as they should. But in the 1920’s, he *also* starred in several movies. The Master Mystery, Terror Island, The Man from Beyond, Haldane of the Secret Service, and The Grim Game. Now available on this three DVD set, along with specials… Houdini the Movie Star

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Houdini 1998

user — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:00:52 +0000

Houdini (1998) starring Johnathon Schaech, Stacy Edwards, Mark Ruffalo Recently, I watched the 1998 Houdini TV biography; I was interested to see how it stood up to other Houdini biographies I’ve seen, such as 1950’s Houdini biography with Tony Curtis, or the more recent Houdini with Adrien Brody. In my opinion, both were entertaining fiction, but very poor… Houdini 1998

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The Master Mystery

user — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:12:09 +0000

The Master Mystery (1920) starring Harry Houdini The Master Mystery stars Harry Houdini as Justice Department agent Quentin Locke, who is investigating a powerful cartel that’s protected by a “menacing” robot (referred to in the film as “the Automaton‘); the cartel is using a gas weapon called “the Madagascar Madness” — and, given that this is… The Master Mystery

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History Channel’s Houdini

user — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 01:55:44 +0000

Houdini – History Channel biography of Harry Houdini, starring Adrien Brody Something that comes to mind about the History Channel’s Houdini biography, is actually a comic strip. Once, many years ago in the Bloom County comic strip, Opus the penguin was writing a movie review, which read in part: “This bad film just oozed rottenness… History Channel’s Houdini

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The Grim Game

user — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:47:23 +0000

movie review of The Grim Game (1919) starring Harry Houdini The Grim Game was a silent film starring the great magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. He stars as Harvey Hanford, a man wrongly convicted of crimes that he didn’t commit. Using Houdini’s renowned escape abilities, Houdini quickly escapes out of jail. Harvey pursues the true criminal, who kidnapped his… The Grim Game

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Harry Houdini biography

user — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 01:41:14 +0000

Biography of Harry Houdini (1874-1926) Houdini means “escape artist or other ingenious person,” according to the dictionary. Harry Houdini epitomizes that, of course, as the man who created the field of escape artistry, as well as becoming the most famous magician of his day, and equally well known for his debunking of fake “psychics.” His story,… Harry Houdini biography

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Death Defying Acts

user — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:19 +0000

Death Defying Acts (2007) starring Guy Pierce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan The movie Death Defying Acts is a Hollywood fantasy, based very loosely on the life of Harry Houdini. The basic plot of the movie has Harry Houdini crusading against false psychics (which was true). He offered a $10,000 reward for any ‘psychic’ who… Death Defying Acts

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Houdini, starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh

user — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:26:37 +0000

Tony Curtis gives a winning performance as the great Houdini. The struggling circus performer who emerged as the world s most captivating magician and escape artist. From his beginnings as a wild man carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river. Houdini captures the amazing life… Houdini, starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh

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