Harry Houdini
Know for: Acting
Born: 1874-03-24
Place of birth: Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary)
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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
The Master Mystery (1918)
In this action-packed serial, government agent Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot...
The Man from Beyond (1922)
The Arctic, 1922. After being buried under the ice for a hundred years, Howard Hillary is thawed and revived. When he meets Felice Strange, he...
The Grim Game (1919)
Jailed unjustly for a murder he did not commit, a young man uses his amazing powers of escape to free himself and pursue the actual killers, who hold...
Terror Island (1920)
Inventor Harry Harper travels to the South Seas, where there is buried treasure belonging to a girl, Beverly West. Naturally, others are after the...
Haldane of the Secret Service (1923)
Heath Haldane (Houdini) tracks down a vicious gang of counterfeiters, narrowly missing death several times. He must rescue Adele Ormsby, whom he...
Magic with the Stars (1982)
Hollywood celebrities assist magicians in a program of magic and illusion.
Les exploits d'Houdini à Paris; ou, Les merveilleux expoits d'Houdini (1909)
Houdini and his wife Bess are walking along the Seine in Paris, when he encounters a melee between a drunkard and the police. In the ensuing...
The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience' (2020)
A special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the audiobook edition of "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical" and how it did its part in helping keep...
The Golden Twenties (1950)
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
An Honest Liar (2014)
An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing'...
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
Houdini (1996)
The film takes a look back at the life of the great Houdini, escape-artist and magician extraordinaire. It also looks into his trying to debunk...
The Truth About Houdini (1971)
A documentary that examines the life and career of Harry Houdini. Houdini contemporaries and escape artist experts are interviewed in an attempt to...
Haldane of the Secret Service (1923)
Heath Haldane (Houdini) tracks down a vicious gang of counterfeiters, narrowly missing death several times. He must rescue Adele Ormsby, whom he...
The Man from Beyond (1922)
The Arctic, 1922. After being buried under the ice for a hundred years, Howard Hillary is thawed and revived. When he meets Felice Strange, he...
The Man from Beyond (1922)
The Arctic, 1922. After being buried under the ice for a hundred years, Howard Hillary is thawed and revived. When he meets Felice Strange, he...