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Houdini

1953, Movie, NR, 105 mins

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The fictitious screen biography starring Tony Curtis as master magician and escape artist Harry Houdini begins when he is 21 years old and trying to make ends meet by performing as a "wild man" in a New York amusement house. There Curtis meets schoolgirl Leigh and after a quick courtship they are married (Curtis and Leigh had been married in real life since 1951). Curtis incorporates Leigh into his magic act, but after seeing her husband treated shabbily by the audience she ... read more leave a comment
Year: 1953
Rated NR

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Cast
Tony Curtis: Houdini
Janet Leigh: Bess
Torin Thatcher: Otto
Angela Clarke: Mrs. Weiss
Stefan Schnabel: Prosecuting Attorney
Ian Wolfe: Fante

 

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