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Tag Archives: Harry Houdini
Saturday Showtime: HOUDINI – starring Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh
As promised, here’s the 1953 movie we’ve been building up to all week – “Houdini” in vivid Technicolor majesty. Starring a young Tony Curtis as Houdini, and Janet Leigh as his love interest, the story begins in an 1800′s circus-like side-show. A … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Entertainers, Movies, Saturday Showtime
Tagged Harry Houdini, Houdini, Janet Leigh, Scotland Yard, Tony Curtis
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SentiMental Sunday: It’s Houdini Week!
Tonight’s SentiMental moment is dedicated to Harry Houdini. The Master Escape Artist was made famous with his straight-jacket escapes, and was best known for his death-defying feats, including being chained inside of a weighted coffin and dumped into the river. His later interests … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, History, SentiMental Sundays
Tagged Chinese Water Torture, Harry Houdini, Houdini, Hugh Jackman, Séance
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Monday Movie: Harry Houdini in ‘The Master Mystery’, 1920
Continuing with ‘Houdini Week’, this dusty old 1920 silent-era film stars Harry Houdini as Quentin Locke, manager of the evil Brent Laboratories - but who is secretly working for the Justice Department investigating the violation of recent Anti-Trust laws (1890, 1914). The opening … Continue reading
Posted in Monday Movie, Movies, Silent Films
Tagged 1920, Harry Houdini, Hugh Jackman, melodrama, Silent films, The Master Mystery
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