Monday, December 12, 2022

Deconstructing Houdini '53: Explosion

Continuing my scene by scene dissection of Paramount's classic 1953 biopic Houdini. Last time Harry and Bess decided to cash in their Magic Ticket and live a domestic life. Today that plan goes up in smoke.

Chapter 10: Explosion

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3 comments:

  1. Yes, the break-downs of the movie are highly insightful!

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  2. Thanks for the heads-up about this end-of-year deconstruction, John, as I missed it - and it's also wonderful! Leave it to you to spot the date 1902 on Bess's prop ticket to Europe! Great catch and a really good point. I also appreciated your comment, "Obviously, Harry is thrilled to the gills!"

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