"From [Houdini's] beginning as a "wild man" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, Houdini effectively captures the amazing life and courage of this fascinating man"--Container.
Publisher:[United States] : Legend Films : Paramount Pictures, c2008.
General Note: Closed-captioned.Based on the book Houdini, his life, by Harold Kellock.Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Ernest Laszlo ; edited by George Tomasini ; music score by Roy Webb.
Participant or Performer Note: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke, Stefan Schnabel, Ian Wolfe, Sig Ruman, Michael Pate, Connie Gilchrist, Malcolm Lee Beggs.