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  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 , based on the book Houdini by Harold Kellock.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0045886Houdini (1953) - IMDb

    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.

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    • Biography, Drama, Romance
    • George Marshall
    • 1953-07-02
  3. 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
  4. NR 1 hr 46 min Jul 2nd, 1953 Drama, Romance, History. By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication ...

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    • Tony Curtis
    • George Marshall
    • Paramount
  5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1031458-houdiniHoudini | Rotten Tomatoes

    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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    • Tony Curtis
    • George Marshall
    • Drama, Biography
  6. Overview. By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails. George Marshall. Harold Kellock.

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  8. 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, based on the book Houdini by Harold Kellock. The film's music score was by Roy Webb and the cinematography by Ernest Laszlo. The art direction was by Albert Nozaki and Hal Pereira, and ...