Wednesday, October 16, 2024

No escape

Here's a fun one that's new to me. I'll let it speak for itself.

Bangor Daily Commercial, Sept. 27, 1921.

By the way, $12,500 is the equivalent of $197,646 today. Maybe the three of them could have worked something out!

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17 comments:

  1. This is what happens when you become a film star and world famous. Bob Dylan was right when he said: "Obscurity is a blessing."

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  2. That was me guys! 😂

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  3. So it is historically accurate he had fangirls! Score!

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    1. He was getting fan mail from as far away as Japan.

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    2. I think I read about that in the Houdini biography I got. The fan from Japan was complementing on his handsome nose. Honestly I love his nose too. It’s so cute! ☺️

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    3. I read a letter from a fan in South Africa in the HRC. It's great. Part of it reads:

      "When I start thinking of you during lessons at school I can't work I get so excited and funny feelings run through me and the teacher gets so cross. But I can't help it it's your face and your top lip that's to blame, they're so lovely they haunt me."

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    4. Oh my gosh yes! I can relate! It happened to me at work. My coworkers saw me blushing and could tell I was daydreaming about him.

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  4. The Japanese fan letter from Y. Hasegawa, on page 235 in Silverman:

    "I am one of the most admirers of you. Charmed by your excellent art with a lovely face."

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    1. I remember it being a Japanese fan writing it after they saw one of his movies. Haldane or The Master Mystery or something.

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    2. The global distribution of The Master Mystery I'm 1919 exposed Houdini to the Asian market. It was shown in China, Japan, and the Philippines.

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    3. That makes a lot of sense

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    4. I want to see The Master Mystery as an anime now LOL 😂 wouldn’t that be cool!

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    5. That is a great idea. Bring it!

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    6. Houdini just needs an anime intro he deserves one! Sorry! My inner weeb can’t resist! On the subject of Japan and such.

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    7. What better way to actually finish The Master Mystery to make it into a Japanese anime? 😂 my art style has influence from it, but it’s not exactly anime. I also can’t animate either.

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  5. The closest thing we got to a Houdini anime is that animated French movie of a young version of him. I’ve been trying to find it for a while and it looks so good! The art is gorgeous! A bit of steampunk influence as well from what I can tell. It looks like a Studio Ghibli movie a bit which I’m absolutely sold on! ❤️

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