About this title: This highly fanciful but immensely entertaining biopic stars Tony Curtis as legendary magician/escape-artist Harry Houdini. Janet Leigh, Mrs. Tony Curtis at the time, co-stars as Houdini's wife Bess, while Angela Clarke is seen as Houdini's mother. The film follows Houdini's progress from sideshow entertainer to high-priced prestidigitator, and also touches upon his fascination with the occult--and his efforts to expose phony mediums. Philip Yordan's script (based on a book by Harold Kellock) suggests that virtually every portentous occasion in Houdini's life occurred on Halloween day, ...
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Description: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke, Douglas Spencer, Stefan Schnabel. Fine in fine packaging. Language: English. Run time: 107 mins. Originally released: 1953. 105-Minutes Version. Few tiny spots but NO scratch. SAME artwork. Taiwan released. Worldwide playable. Original DVD jewel case. Hidden Chinese subtitle. Legal with bar code. Watched once. Bubble wrap guarantee. First-Class Mail + free tracking in U.S.... read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Legend Films
Date: 06/03/2008
UPC:844503000026
Description: Malcolm Lee Beggs, Barry Bernard, Oliver Blake, Billy Bletcher, Angela Clarke. New. 1953 Run time: 107. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
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