Continuing my scene by scene dissection of Paramount's classic 1953 biopic Houdini. Last time we joined Harry and Bess on their Wedding Night. Today we hit the road...
This series of commentaries on this film have been a delight to read through! Makes me want to take another crack at watching it. [Didn't care for it's corniness and far-out aspects of the plot the first time I saw it].
This series of commentaries on this film have been a delight to read through! Makes me want to take another crack at watching it. [Didn't care for it's corniness and far-out aspects of the plot the first time I saw it].
ReplyDeleteThanks Beth! Yeah, you should give it another try. There's much to love here for a Houdini fan like yourself. :)
DeleteTony Curtis in a wife beater t-shirt. Harry wore one in Terror Island. They both looked good in them.
ReplyDeleteHa! I never thought about that.
DeleteYou can do a post with a side by side photo comparison of each guy in his wife beater.
DeleteSo many cool props in the magic act scene....that huge silk scarf...so cool.
ReplyDeleteI believe Curtis did the Stack of Fishbowls production in the saloon scene. Possibly originated by Jack Gwynne? Another Houdini connection there.
DeletePart of the fun of this movie is seeing all this beautiful magic apparatus from the '50s.
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