Its also worth noting that Houdini would be he first of 5 onscreen pairings for Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, they would go onto appear in Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis appeared together in The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), The Vikings (1958), The Perfect Furlough (1958), and Who Was That Lady? (1960). An interesting relic from the famed magician and escapologist. Special features on the disc arent too minimal but you do get a photo gallery and what promises to be a great HD transfer. Vintage Houdini Magic Trick - From the Estate of Tony Curtis. Houdini Tony Curtis 444 DVD 2 offers from 19.98 Product Description Product Description 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. Based on the book by Harold Kellock, the screenplay is written by Philip Yordan (Brigham, Cry Wilderness) and is directed by George Marshall who also directed Duel In the Jungle, and The Blue Dahlia This biographical look at the life of Houdini takes several liberties with the facts, including how the magician died (spoiler- he didnt really die on stage) but its still a cracker of a film. This review is from Houdini Blu-ray 1953. The two quickly marry, and with her at his side, the magician begins his rise to fame as the world’s greatest escape artist and magician.īut as the escapes get more and more dangerous, Bess worries that Harry may be taking his act too far. Tony Curtis was ironically related to Houdini who was a Hungarian Jew as was Bronx-born Curtis. While working as a Coney Island entertainer, Harry Houdini (played by Tony Curtis) meets and falls madly in love with Bess (played by Janet Leigh). (The most common misinformation about his death resulted from the 1953 Houdini movie starring Tony Curtis, in which Houdini dies during an underwater escape.

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