Houdini (1953)
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Directors
George Marshall
Cast
Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke, Stefan Schnabel, Ian Wolfe
The story
In the 1890s, young Harry Houdini is performing with a Coney Island carnival as Bruto, the Wild Man, when Bess, a naive onlooker, tries to protect him from the blows of Schultz, his "handler". Harry also appears as magician "The Great Houdini" and, spotting Bess in the audience, invites her on stage. When Harry flirts with the unsuspecting Bess, she quickly leaves.
Genres
Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
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