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Box office. $1.8 million (US) [1] 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. The film's screenplay, based upon the life of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, was written by Philip Yordan ...
- $1.8 million (US)
- George Pal, Berman Swarttz
Houdini: Directed by George Marshall. 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.
- George Marshall
- 1
- 2 min
But in 1953, the studio had already adopted the philosophy, or so it seems in regard to the 1953 biopic Houdini. The film is a celebration of the larger-than-life mystique of the renowned magician/escapist, and doesn't trouble itself over the factual details of Ehrich Weiss's rise to notoriety.
- George Marshall, Michael D. Moore
- Tony Curtis
Houdini (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Summaries. 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. The amazing career of master magician Harry Houdini is presented from his beginnings with a carnival ...
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Houdini (1953) remains the most faithful account of Houdini's life. After half a dozen other shows and movies have come out, this movie perseveres as the one that put the most heart and...
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- Drama, Biography
Cast & Crew. Releases. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Hal Erickson. This highly fanciful but immensely entertaining biopic stars Tony Curtis as legendary magician/escape-artist Harry Houdini. Janet Leigh, Mrs. Tony Curtis at the time, co-stars as Houdini's wife Bess, while Angela Clarke is seen as Houdini's mother.