"Houdini" quotes
From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.
Director: George Marshall
Writer: Philip Yordan, Harold Kellock
Production: N/A
Year: 1953
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 6.8
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 02 Jul 1953
Awards: N/A
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Cast
Harry Houdini - Tony Curtis
Bess Houdini - Janet Leigh
Otto - Torin Thatcher
Harry's Mother - Angela Clarke
German Prosecuting Attorney - Stefan Schnabel
Malue - Ian Wolfe
Schultz - Sig Ruman
Dooley - Michael Pate
Mrs. Shultz - Connie Gilchrist
British Jail Warden - Malcolm Lee Beggs
Mr. Hunter - Frank Orth
Insp. Marlick - Barry Bernard
Simms - Reporter - Douglas Spencer
Restaurant Patron - John Alban
Audience Member - John Albright
Sailor - Eric Alden
Bouncer - Fred Aldrich
Entertainer - Elsie Ames
Shimmy Dancer - Jan Arden
Entertainer - Nick Arno
Audience Member - Walter Bacon
Fred - Bess' Escort - Peter Baldwin
Comic Piano Player - Bobby Barber
Observer at Ice Show - John Barton
Restaurant Patron - Mary Bayless
Coney Island Barker - Oliver Blake
Italian Basso - Billy Bletcher
Audience Member - Paul Bradley
Audience Member - John Breen
Restaurant Patron - Loren Brown
German Magistrate - Morgan Brown
Audience Member - Boyd Cabeen
Audience Member - Steve Carruthers
Workman - Donald Chaffin
Workman - Dick Cherney
Barker - Cliff Clark
Doorman - Edward Clark
Workman - Bud Cokes
Audience Member - Paul Cristo
Restaurant Patron - Roy Damron
Heckler - Jim Davies
Dance Girl - Louise De Carlo
Desk Clerk - Daniel De Jonghe
Sword Swallower - Marion Dempsey
Audience Member - Helen Dickson
Heckler - Don Dunning
Girl in Astor Guillotine Act - Norma Jean Eckart
Audience Member - Billy Engle
Officious Man - Fred Essler
Guest at Halloween Magician's Ball - Franklyn Farnum
Guest at Halloween Magician's Ball - Bess Flowers
Official - Charles Fogel
Courtroom Spectator - Curt Furberg
Esther's Girlfriend - Esther Garber
Boy - Jon Gardner
Heavy Blonde Woman - Maxine Gates
Audience Member - Slim Gaut
Fred's Friend - Bill Gentry
Girl - Joanne Gilbert
Fat Girl - Jody Gilbert
Restaurant Patron - Joe Gilbert
Alhambra Manager - Arthur Gould-Porter
'Spirit' at Seance - Kit Guard
Master of Ceremonies, Berlin Nightclub - Henry Guttman
Magician's Assistant - Robert Haines
Assistant - Alec Harford
Guest at Halloween Magician's Ball - Sam Harris
Woman Who Screams - Grace Hayle
Stagehand - Len Hendry
Audience Member - Lars Hensen
Barker - Harry Hines
Workman - Tex Holden
Audience Member - George Huggins
Reporter - Jerry James
Mr. Brown - Foreman - Frank Jaquet
Strongman - Tor Johnson
Stagehand - Frank Kreig
Workman - Ethan Laidlaw
Audience Member - Mike Lally
Guillotine Act - William W. Larsen
Calcott - Lyle Latell
Bell Captain - Mike Mahoney
Editor - Lewis Martin
Sideshow Spectator - Thomas Martin
Carriage Driver - Billy McCoy
Waiter - Clyde McLeod
Reporter - William Meader
Audience Member - Russell Meeker
Headwaiter - Torben Meyer
Girl - Mary Murphy
Barker - Hal Neiman
Audience Member - Anton Northpole
Restaurant Patron - Monty O'Grady
Blacksmith - Tudor Owen
Medium - Mabel Paige
Audience Member - John Pedrini
Prisoner - Ralph Peters
Man in Audience Throwing Tomato - Joe Ploski
Little Woman - Luce Potter
Fire Chief - Gilman Rankin
Observer at Ice Show - Les Raymaster
Audience Member - Bob Reeves
Courtroom Spectator - Waclaw Rekwart
Little Man - A.J. Buster Resmondo
Audience Member - John Rice
Audience Member - John Roy
German Judge - Lawrence Ryle
Audience Member - Danny Sands
Observer at Ice Show - Scott Seaton
Miner - Richard Shannon
Audience Member - Leslie Sketchley
Audience Member - Bert Spencer
Stagehand - Ray Spiker
Restaurant Patron - Norman Stevans
Maitre d' - Hotel Astor - Bert Stevens
Audience Spectator - Charles Sullivan
Audience Spectator - Arthur Tovey
Audience Member - Blaine Turner
Prof. Allegari - Ernö Verebes
Master of Ceremonies - Anthony Warde
Contortionist - Audrey Washburn
Contortionist - Betty Yeaton