Magic specialist Malue (Ian Wolfe) encourages Harry to find an elusive escape artist named Von Schwager, who, rumor has it, can dematerialize himself through mental concentration. Flashy publicity stunts escaping from strait-jackets and locked safes soon make Houdini an international sensation. Harry returns to the stage not as a magician but as an escape artist. He falls in love with and marries Bess (Janet Leigh), but she tires of life on the road with unappreciative audiences and gets him to take a normal job. The show holds up very well today, especially as nostalgia for its stars Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, at that time Hollywood's darling newlywed couple.Ĭarnival 'ape man' Harry Houdini (Tony Curtis) has ambitions to become a stage magician, even though audiences are unimpressed by standard magic tricks. Producer George Pal's 1953 Houdini is organized along the lines of a musical biography, except that songs and music are replaced with Harry's miraculous escapes. His insatiable curiosity about life's mysteries and man's physical limits would later develop into an obsession with spirituality. The entertainer and escape artist (1868-1926) transcended his craft to become a genuine superstar of the early 20th century. Harry Houdini has always been a favorite subject, for both fictional films and documentaries. Written by Philip Yordan from a book by Harold Kellock Starring Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke, Ian Wolfe, Sig Ruman, Michael Pate, Connie Gilchrist, Douglas Spencer
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