Houdini: The Movie Star (DVD trailer)

[spadesmagictricks]

Nice!!!

[246810403]

houdini died cause a unevirsity student told him if he can punch him but houdini wasnt listening s o he said yes when the student punched him it ruptured harrys appendix

[allisonthecat]

Man Bessy was a lucky gal, she got to take this hansom hunk home every night, lol. But besides his sexiness, he was a flicking amazing magician, stunt man, movie star, entertainer, and most importantly, a great performer who knew exactly what his audiences wanted to see, pure drama and an adrenalin rush of excitement when he defeated the odds escaping countless confinements. That's why in the plain and short of it, Harry Houdini still fricking rocks!!!!

Peace and love,

Allison

[tera1320]

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[NatashaFatale59]

The instrument you hear is called a "Theatre Organ"

[yyhpwns4eva]

My twin and I have recently rekindled our love for Houdini, haha. We've not seen much of him, tbh, but every bit and piece we come across is appreciated.

Would someone please tell me from which show/movie is the scene around 1:10. I saw a documentary some years ago with a scene like that, and he strangles someone with his feet there too, I believe. I've not seen it for a long time, so I could be wrong D:

[datalal624]

I'm guessing the scene at 1:10 is either from "The Master Mystery" or "Haldane of the Secret Service"--but I haven't seen either of these films, so I don't know which it is.

[yyhpwns4eva]

@datalal624 Thank you for your response. After viewing this video, I actually ordered the DVD set and found that the clip is from The Master Mystery. I enjoyed all of his films, or well, what was left of them. I reccommend this DVD set to any and all Houdini fans! I certainly enjoyed it a great deal!

[copifo]

Houdini = THE KING.

Fantastic.

[datalal624]

I can't believe there are some who STILL believe Houdini had superpowers! That wildly innacurate 1953 movie had something to do with the proliferation of this belief, I'm sure, plus the fact that people can't explain what he did (b/c they aren't magicians/escape artists) so they jump to "convincing" conclusions.

Houdini trained hard to make his body strong and contortable so he could do straitjacket, milk can escapes, etc. He didn't NEED superpowers to do what he did!

[3lo0osha]

i sow the man from byond in google videos very nice

[08whitesoxluvr]

looks like he alyways has lipstick on dont it????? ha the robot is funny great effects!!

[08whitesoxluvr]

ha look at all the hATS

LOVE HARRY HOUDINI!!!

[Hervorragend604]

I've always wondered why no one has made a big budget Hollywood film of Houndini. Like Chaplan, the World'd Fastest Indian, The Assassination of Jesse James, Ray, or Ali, etc. That sort of thing. It would be damn hard to find someone that could fill Houdini's shoes, and Hollywood would probably screw it up anyway, but it'd still be a hell of a show. With so much amazing material to work with, I'm sure they could make a movie that was at least very entertaining, if historically inaccurate.

[ZoneIII]

Actually, at least one big budget movie about Houdini was made. It starred Tony Curtis. It was a good movie but it was very inaccurarate in it's facts.

[Hervorragend604]

Thanks, I'll have a look for it. I've seen a couple of movies that have tried to depict Houdini's life and times, and they were both terribly inaccurate, so, what not watch another one? We need a Harry Houdini movie for our time; it's long overdue, I think. Thanks again.

[datalal624]

Apparently they're going to make an action movie based on Houdini's life in the next few years. I have NO idea who's going to play Houdini. (**Please don't let them pick a sucky actor**)

IMO I'd rather have Hollywood make a quality feature-length biopic, like they have done for Chaplin, Jolson, and copious other 20th century public figures. I'm worried that an action film is just going to race through Houdini's life at full throttle and not be a very good quality movie. Could be fun, though.

[Hydrophile44]

Agreed.

[yyhpwns4eva]

@datalal624 I know how you feel.. I'm really anxious to see what they are going to do.. Let's hope for the best.. I hope they get someone that actually looks like him, or as close as possible.. It'd be rather difficult for the voice, what with limited audio of him, but I'm sure family members could help with that, yeah? Oh man.. fingers crossed!

[cupcakefail]

@Hervorragend604 they did make a movie on the jesse james assassination

[onir27]

@Hervorragend604 Ill ask scorsese to make one... Decide who will play the title role...

[chotin12]

q sello

[voiceoftheuniverse]

supernatural powers hmmm dig deep and there is so much more to the 'super'man : )

All the best

Steve

Ropes, Handcuffs, Chains and Straight Jackets coming soon on DVD - The Story of Houdini

See a trailer on my youtube ; )

[miamimagicians]

Awsome!

[TiBabe18]

im related to houdini and i found out my bf is related to sigmun or lafayette and him and houdini were pretty good friends....so i guess our family knew each other for a while

[nonstopdoowop]

would like to talk to you. I also am related to Houdini, but trying to figure out exact relationship. my mother is Rose Weiss, her father was Kopple Weiss, he ran told us that Harry Houdini was an uncle, but refused to talk about it..any information would be appreciated as to our relationship

[TiBabe18]

all i know is i was related to him from my grandma somehow...srry... if i find any more info i will let u know though

[spongebeatles]

maybe ur grandma was Houdini's SISTER! =O

[trimspafinalist]

dudeamis

If houdini was born in Budapest Hungary was he not Hungarian?If Houdini was Jewish he then was Hungarian? A Hungarian girl with relatives in Budapest who has powers.I am a mystic.I communicate with the otherside. It is real.Houdini was "special".

[prdot]

I can answer that question!!! You can be a

Hungarian Jew, and yes, Houdini did indeed, have super natural powers. If you don't want to believe that, that your opinion! Not mine!

[trimspafinalist]

dudeamis

You two are so funny.I am trying to figure out what you two do for a living.Houdini was great.Was he Hungarian?

[fyoraqueen911]

No he was jewish.

[Dudeamis]

Angel because he appears to often not have a stage, and often appears to be just doing things at random.

[RELIGIONBAD]

Dudeamis, Why can't you answer a question when asked? I need some expert/opinion on this subject matter of Houdini.

[Dudeamis]

then why don't you go find an expert instead of begging some random guy on Youtube. read a book for crying out loud.

[trimspafinalist]

Dudeamis

You two are funny.I am trying to figure out what you guys do for a living.Just curious.Houdini.Was he Hungarian?

[Dudeamis]

well according to wiki he is, he also shares the same birth name as me (spelling too).

I aid developmentally disabled adults.

[fyoraqueen911]

no he was jewish

[Dudeamis]

yeah robot kick that doors ass and knock that girl out!

[prdot]

Do you think Houdini would have been able to

escape from the prison on Alcatrez Island, in

San Francisco???

[Dudeamis]

hmmm considering he usually had the keys on him somewhere that'd be a toughy. He was very smart and sneaky though. Chris Angel could with laser beams from his eyes (I swear I need to see his secret for everything until I believe he didn't make a deal with the devil).

[prdot]

Right he has the keys. But what about the treacherous waters of the bay? The two brothers we're never found that escaped. Who's a better magician? Chris Angel or David

Copperfield, or better yet.....is Houdini still the champion magician?

[RELIGIONBAD]

Chris Angel uses a lot of trick photography,

this guy Chris Angel, is nothing special, Houdini, on the other hand, was a real artist. None of these magician's made a deal with the devil, because there is no devil, and there is not jesus. I don't think Houdini could have escaped Alcatraz, but Jack LaLanne could have. By the way, Alcatraz is

spelled with an a, not a e, prdot!

[Dudeamis]

Wow way to miss the joke. And uh oh I broke internet rule #1 perfect spelling and grammar. Get off your high horse.

[RELIGIONBAD]

Wow! The joke huh? Don't look up here because the joke's in your hand. Never let

your right hand, or left, know what the other's doing.

[Dudeamis]

oh cute, try to make fun of my anatomy, what are you going to do with yourself when your parents lock the computer?

[prdot]

What are you talking about anatomy? Who said a thing about your anatomy? I'm serious we want you opinion on some things about Houdini?

Could he have escaped Alcatraz? The bay included? And, which is the better magician?

Angel, Copperfield, or the original Houdini,

himself? I want your thoughts on this most

provocotive magician genius question: Could

have Houdini escaped Alcatraz? And who's the

better magician? We love you Dude!

[Dudeamis]

re read RELIGIONBAD's comments. He said the joke is in your hand, implying that I am "small".

If anybody could've escaped AlcatrAz it would've been Harry. Chris Angel is an illusionist first, Blain is a stunt hack and Cooperfield is showman.

[prdot]

Oh! My apologizes! Maybe he was having a bad day, and took it out on you. I'll clean his clock for that!

I really liked what you wrote about these

magicians. I think Harry was the coolest.

Isn't Cooperfield in trouble/ that he'll

probably get away with because of his magic

powers and wealth. But, I heard something

about him being in trouble. Do you know about this trouble he's in?

[RELIGIONBAD]

Dudeamis, look reread back to what you said, to me prior to the anatomy comment from me, see the smart ass comment you made to me? I took this as an insult, that is why I made the anatomy comment that I made. Now if you would like to clear the slate, I will gratefully apologize, so that we can have an adult and intelligent conversation. Then can we talk more about Harry?

[Dudeamis]

kk, apology accepted.

[RELIGIONBAD]

Did you know Harry was a snake? Now what I mean is that Harry had super natural powers.

Thank you my friend for your advice about reading a book about Harry. I thought maybe you knew quite a bit about Harry. I'm going research Harry and then I'm going to try to

perform Harry's acts of magic. Do you think

that I have a good idea? If so please let me

know. I'm serious I would like your opinion.

You are so nice to accept my apology. I commend you on letting us start over. Kudo's.

[Dudeamis]

um some of his lesser escapes yeah, but I would start small and build your way up, don't want to end up dead because you went in over your head.

[prdot]

Thanks for the advice. Religionbad is my friend and I'm trying to talk him out of getting into a barrel and going over Niagara

falls.

Not really. But that would be interesting

if not more entertaining!

[Dudeamis]

no that would deadly.

[prdot]

lol yeah suppose your right, I guess that would be deadly...lol.

Maybe a smaller water fall.

[RELIGIONBAD]

True story: First wife, we're now divorced.

I came in one early morning from staying out all night drunk as a skunk, wife said here dear, let me cover you up so you don't get cold, I didn't know cuz I was drunk what she was really doing. She rolled me up in bed sheets, sewed the sheets up with me inside! Woke up the next morning, and luckily I had my trustee swiss army knife in my pocket and I cut myself out of those damn bed sheets! And now, you know why we're divorced!

[fyoraqueen911]

He did not have super natural powers! He just practised a lot... If you interview his niece Marie H. Blood you would know the same words i repeat before you.

[prdot]

He did too have super natural powers! He practiced, but he also had super natural powers. He's of course, not going to admit that he has super natural powers, he might not

have known that he had super natural powers.

He was a good magician with super natural powers.

[fyoraqueen911]

Lies Lies i hear before me. Your acting as foolish for a boy with a slave of fashion! Like you said he would not admit it but if he did'nt what gave you the wrong idea that he has supernatural powers?! If anything what you repeatedly said was the most idiotic excuse i have ever heard! Next your going to be saying Albert Einstien really had blue hair!

[prdot]

Speaking of Albert Einstein a certain person,

I wont mention names, says that Albert had dsylexia! Now this certain person has dyslexia, and she wants to believe that she's as brilliant as Albert Einstein!! I don't think Albert had dsylexia. The only thing I

heard about Albert was that he didn't talk

till he was three.  So he was behind in language a little bit. But that's all I've heard about Albert, not that he had dyslexia!

It could have been possible for Houdini to have a powers.

[fyoraqueen911]

HA! Like I tryed to be like Albert Einstien! Boy you got your head messed up! He did not have SUPERNATUREL POWERS! I read at least 5 biographies on all famous people and how much did you I belive 2 paragraphs about A.E. and a book about Ehrich! Make way boys theres a new sherif in town so burn!

[prdot]

I'm not a boy! I'm a girl! Houdini you say was Jewish your saying he wasn't hungarin. Haven't you ever heard of a Hungarin Jew?

And he was born with super natural powers.

So there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fyoraqueen911]

BlA BLA BLA LIAR! he was NOT let me repeat that to you N.O.T. have supernaturel powers and no i have not heard of an hungarien jew because you made it up!

P.S. don't use more then 1 exclamation points its obnoxious.

[nonstopdoowop]

sorry, sweetie..I am a Hungarian Jew, my mother was Rose Weiss, Houdini was a distant relative and his real name was Echrich Weiss..and there are many, many Hungarian and German Jews... Where do you think Jews come from? Think about it..they came here from Hungary, Poland, Russia and Germany...fyi..Israel didn't exist before 1948, so your information is inaccurate and you need to calm down.

[fyoraqueen911]

how do i know your not lieing? And donm't tell me where jews come from i already know! And also they like to travel!

[materialb0y]

in what movie appear the robot ??

[se7a7n7]

I want to see more of the robot!!

[heathywhodini]

Can hardly wait!!!!!!!!!!

[babeofelvis]

This looks really cool, Heather!!

[heathywhodini]

i think so.....gonna be first in line to pre-book.....well, in line anyway.....