Houdini | 
| Director: George Marshall
Actors: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh
Studio: Legend Films
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 15132
Format: Color, Ntsc, Closed-captioned
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 107
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LFIDLF00020D
UPC: 844503000026
EAN: 0844503000026
ASIN: B0016LFUVG
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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Tony Curtis will amaze and astound you with one of his best performances as Harry Houdini, "the man of 10,000 tricks." Houdini has nothing up its sleeve, but the charismatic Curtis and Janet Leigh ("Hollywood's Most Exciting Young Lovers," proclaims the film's original trailer, the sole bonus feature on this disc), as Houdini's wife, Bess, levitate this conventional, albeit enormously entertaining 1953 biopic that follows the legendary magician and escape artist from his days as a sideshow attraction to international stardom. Houdini dedicates his life to giving audiences "bigger and bigger thrills," and the film's best scenes recreate Houdini's act and death-defying escapes, including a harrowing plunge into the frozen Detroit River while locked in a trunk. Houdini's fate is well-known, and while the film plays loose with the facts, it does conjure up an eerie foreboding by the time he takes the stage for his final, ill-fated Halloween performance. After Houdini's first strait-jacket escape, an elderly magician urges him, "It's isn't a trick. Drop it. It will make you famous, but it will kill you." At long last available on DVD, Houdini is old fashioned movie magic that's no trick and all treat.--Donald Liebenson
Product Description
Studio: Legend Films Inc. Release Date: 06/03/2008 Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Nr
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 Houdini ala Hollywood September 26, 2008
A flawed, but entertaining film that served as a vehicle for the young romantic couple of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Not an accurate account of Harry Houdini's life, but still fun to watch in places.
Curtis was young and handsome and Janet Leigh attractive, but weak on acting.
 TONY'S BEST September 6, 2008
FOR ME I THINK THIS IS TONY CURTIS BEST FILM.
THE GREAT HOUDINI IS BY FAR THE BEST TOLD STORY I'VE SEEN.
UPDATED MOVIES OF THE GREAT HOUDINI JUST DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY
THEY CAN NEVER GET THE TIME PERIOD RIGHT OR THE LOOK AND FEEL OF IT LIKE THIS MOVE DID.
IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC MOVIE THEN THIS IS ONE FOR YOUR COLLECTION, CHEERS!.
Tony Curtis a perfect Houdini August 31, 2008
This movie brought back so many memories from years ago when this was a new movie. I was raised in Appleton WISC. as was Harry Houdini, his memoirs and artifacts are in the Harry Houdidn Museum, which was the Masonic Temple when I was growing up. Corner of Drew and College Ave.
The spark of love between Harry and Bess was very much captured in real life by the actors who brought us Jamie Lee Curtis. I am so glad I finally have this movie as my own. Laurie Baer
YabaDabaDVD August 31, 2008
Okay, the reviews say this is not an accurate depiction of his life, I am not an expert on Houdini so I cannot agree or disagree to that point but I like this movie, it's entertaining and I will watch it every so often so a wave of my magic wand and make those bad critics disappear.
Finally, it came out on dvd! August 30, 2008
I have absolutely loved this movie since I was a little girl. It is one of the most entertaining biographical movies ever. Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh are sizzling in their roles as Harry and Bess. A must have for vintage movie collectors.
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