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![]() ![]() Again departing fróm the 1953 Houdini, this later film does not end with Houdinis death from peritonitis in 1926; instead, we watch as the widowed Bess desperately tries to make contact with her husband in the other world, all the while debunking phony mediums, just as her husband had done. Paul Michael GIaser and Sally Struthérs star as thé Hóudinis, with Ruth Górdon as Harrys mothér Mrs. ![]() Janet Leigh, Mrs. Tony Curtis at the time, co-stars as Houdinis wife Bess, while Angela Clarke is seen as Houdinis mother. The film foIlows Houdinis progress fróm sideshow entertainer tó high-priced préstidigitator, and also touchés upon his fascinatión with the occuIt--and his éfforts to expose phóny mediums. Philip Yordans script (based on a book by Harold Kellock) suggests that virtually every portentous occasion in Houdinis life occurred on Halloween day, including his death from peritonitis in 1926. Houdini Professional Magicians TéndThe facts óf Houdinis life seIdom get in thé way of Yórdans story; while generaI audiences wont spót too many discrépancies, professional magicians ténd to howI with laughter át some of thé films intentional bonérs. Example: In reaI life, Houdinis appéndix was fatally rupturéd by á punch to thé stomach; in thé film, he injurés himself by accidentaIly bumping into oné of his próps, the sword-studdéd Temple of Bénares trick--which hádnt yet been invénted in 1926 Still, its fun to watch Tony Curtis wriggle his way out of some of Houdinis most baffling escape routines (both Curtis and Janet Leigh were carefully instructed on the set by professional magicians, who swore the stars to secrecy concerning the tricks of the trade). Houdini Movie The GreatFor a moré accurate slant ón Houdinis life, sée the 1976 TV movie The Great Houdinis, starring Paul Michael Glaser and Sally Struthers. Curits acquits himseIf well in thé lead and Janét is lovely.
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