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I'm 84 years of age and I've been studyingmagic for 78 years

Dealt • 2017
I'm 84 years of age and I've been studying
magic for 78 years

Full Transcript

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I'm 84 years of age
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and I've been studying magic for 78 years.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:41
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Keep On Running Pictures,Ralph Smyth Entertainment,White Stone Associates

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Movie Summary

Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. This is an in-depth look at a complex character who is one of magic's greatest hidden treasures.
I wasted the first 6 years of my life - Dealt 00:05
I wasted the first 6 years of my life
No, you... you sit in a room - Dealt 00:13
No, you... you sit in a room
Dai Vernon was the single most important person - Dealt 00:09
Dai Vernon was the single most important person
Houdini had a boast that any card trick - Dealt 00:08
Houdini had a boast that any card trick
Vernon, as a brash young man, met Houdini - Dealt 00:09
Vernon, as a brash young man, met Houdini
And after the 2nd or 3rd time - Dealt 00:12
And after the 2nd or 3rd time
And he was also hooked on gambling moves. - Dealt 00:06
And he was also hooked on gambling moves.
He heard I could do some difficult moves - Dealt 00:09
He heard I could do some difficult moves
When I first showed Professor Vernon my second deal - Dealt 00:06
When I first showed Professor Vernon my second deal
And he goes, "Well, that's unnatural. - Dealt 00:06
And he goes, "Well, that's unnatural.
You can't, it doesn't work, it's unnatural." - Dealt 00:17
You can't, it doesn't work, it's unnatural.&q...
One of the things - Dealt 00:05
One of the things
They really hide the cards - Dealt 00:05
They really hide the cards
But he said if you hold the cards with your fingers - Dealt 00:07
But he said if you hold the cards with your fingers
And if you're not trying to hide the move - Dealt 00:09
And if you're not trying to hide the move
He said it takes no effort - Dealt 00:06
He said it takes no effort
A 4 year old can take that card - Dealt 00:06
A 4 year old can take that card
So you need to be able to do the second card - Dealt 00:08
So you need to be able to do the second card
I would go home and I would analyze it. - Dealt 00:06
I would go home and I would analyze it.
I'd take it apart piece by piece. - Dealt 00:06
I'd take it apart piece by piece.