![]() Tony Curtis ofrece una encantadora actuación como el gran Houdini, el artista de circo, en aprietos, que surgió como el mago y escapista más cautivador del mundo. Biography Drama A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would contact her from the great beyond, if it were at all possible. In the film he almost drowns in the torture tank trick and dies on the stage in the arms of his wife. Con Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke. 3. This might be due to the 1953 movie with Tony Curtis: The movie contains several factual errors, the most telling of which is the dramatization of Harry Houdinis death. Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in a romanticized account of the life and times of the great magician-escape artist. ![]() ![]() Upon repeated viewings, the movie still stands the test of time! Paul Michael Glazer is excellent as Harry Houdini, but that's only the tip of the iceberg with this wonderful cast.Sally Struthers plays the role of Harry's wife (both young & old) very convincingly, Vivian Vance is perfect as the nurse (bringing quite a bit of humor to the role), Adrienne Barbeau is as sultry as ever but brings a lot of heart to her role, Bill Bixby - although in the movie only briefly - is very believable as the Medium trying to contact Houdini's ghost, hell - even Peter Cushing gets in on the action! The best role by far was played by the late Ruth Gordon, who should have gotten much more notoriety for her role as Houdini's mother. This highly fanciful but immensely entertaining biopic stars Tony Curtis as legendary magician/escape-artist Harry Houdini. El gran Houdini: Dirigido por George Marshall. I'm lucky enough to say that I own a copy of this movie, taped very late one night a long time ago.
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