Sunday, August 11, 2024

The Bee stings Houdini

Here's an article from The Bee in Danville, Virginia, that must have stung Houdini if he ever saw it. Houdini is included here among a group of movie stars who seem to have disappeared from the silver screen.

The Bee, July 28, 1923.
    Think back to when Houdini was all the rage in moviedom. The famous contortionist who featured in the thrilling serial, "The Master Mystery," made his parting bow to films a long time ago, after which he also served in the Keith circuit, and finally left for the much needed rest.

This article appeared on July 28, 1923. Houdini had released The Man From Beyond less than a  year earlier and was about to release Haldane of the Secret Service, so he was hardly absent from the movie screens. But maybe this shows just how far interest in Houdini as an actor had diminished, at least in Danville!

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2 comments:

  1. Leo HeviaAugust 11, 2024 at 10:13 AM

    In Hollywood if you're not all the rage--it's over. It must have stung knowing that publications followed him back to the Keith circuit fallback he had to do. Contortionist?

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  2. Khadi MadamaAugust 18, 2024 at 4:51 PM

    I notice that the journalist only lists herself as IRENE, as if she's the golden girl of journalists only needing her first name because 'everyone recognizes her.' Well, most journalists want their entire name up there with the byline, it being the most important thing for them. She may have been a stringer gleaning articles as she could get them. No one in Danville has ever forgotten Houdini. He's just as famous today as he was back then. Do we remember IRENE? NO! Great article, John, as always. PS. Can't help standing up for Houdini.

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