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- Paul Michael GlaserHarry Houdini
- Sally StruthersBess Houdini
- Sally StruthersBess Houdini
- Ruth GordonCecilia Weiss
- Vivian VanceMinnie
- Adrienne BarbeauDaisy White
- Bill BixbyRev. Arthur Ford
- Jack CarterTheo Weiss
- Peter CushingSir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Nina FochRev. Le Veyne
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSupt. Melville
- Geoffrey LewisDr. Crandon
When the film was rebroadcast on April 6, 1977, the title was changed to The Great Houdini. Cast. Paul Michael Glaser as Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss) Sally Struthers as Bess Houdini; Ruth Gordon as Cecilia Weiss; Vivian Vance as Minnie (Nurse) Adrienne Barbeau as Daisy White; Bill Bixby as Rev. Arthur Ford; Jack Carter as Theo Weiss
- Biography Drama
Oct 8, 1976 · The Great Houdini: Directed by Melville Shavelson. With Paul Michael Glaser, Sally Struthers, Ruth Gordon, Vivian Vance. A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would contact her from the great beyond, if it were at all possible.
- (452)
- Biography, Drama
- Melville Shavelson
- 1976-10-08
Houdini: With Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith. Follow the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin.
- (12K)
- 2014-09-01
- Biography, Drama
- 76
With Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke. From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.
- (3.7K)
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- George Marshall
- 1953-07-02
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Houdini is a 1953 American Technicolor biographical film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal and Berman Swarttz, directed by George Marshall, that stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
Synopsis. A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would contact her from the great...