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Houdini
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Window Card movie poster for the 1953 biographical film
Houdini, starring real-life couple Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
Movie Details
Release Date July 2, 1953
Director George Marshall
Main Cast
Tony Curtis as Harry Houdini
Janet Leigh as Bess Houdini
Torin Thatcher as Otto (Houdini's assistant)
Synopsis The film is a fictionalized account that follows Harry Houdini's rise from a carnival performer to an internationally renowned escape artist and magician. It covers his famous stunts, his crusade against fraudulent spiritualist mediums after his mother's death, and his relationship with his wife, Bess.
Key Information
The movie takes liberties with historical facts, particularly concerning Houdini's death, which it depicts as an on-stage accident.
Tony Curtis, an amateur magician in real life, performed many of his own tricks for the film.
The film was the first of five movies that Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh would make together. |
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