Houdini (1953)
Note: this print runs 20 minutes against a recorded 106 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Ian Wolfe, Sig Ruman, Michael Pate, Stefan Schnabel, Connie Gilchrist
Directed by George Marshall
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 the costume design by Edith Head.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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