• Houdini is a 1953 American Technicolor biographical film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal and Berman Swarttz, directed by George Marshall...
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    portrayed in film by Janet Leigh (Houdini, 1953), Sally Struthers (The Great Houdini, 1976), Stacy Edwards (Houdini, 1998), and Kristen Connolly (Houdini, 2014)...
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    Harry Houdini (/huːˈdiːni/ hoo-DEE-nee), was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. Houdini first...
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  • Houdini (1953 film), a 1953 biographical film about Harry Houdini The Great Houdini (film), a 1976 biographical telefilm about Harry Houdini Houdini (1998...
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  • The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: January 16...
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    artifacts." A Bible once owned by Houdini is part of the collection. It also includes original props from the Houdini film – Oxygen (1999), which featured...
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    been featured in Houdini biography films, such as Houdini (Paramount, 1953), The Great Houdinis (1976) and the Turner TV-movie Houdini. A simple 'headfirst...
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    ) Houdini himself appeared as a time/space traveler in the comic book series Daring Escapes featuring Houdini. The 1953 biographical film, Houdini, starring...
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  • biographical drama film based upon the life of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini The I Don't Care Girl (1953) – biographical musical film about the entertainer...
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  • Won (1962) Segment: "The Railroad". Roy Webb My Friend Irma (1949) Houdini (1953) Jeff Alexander The Sheepman (1958) The Mating Game (1959) It Started...
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    although with less screen time than in the original film. Brennan was in Sea of Lost Ships (1953) with John Derek, Drums Across the River (1954) with...
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  • Town (1941 animated film) Horse Feathers (1932 film) (Marx Brothers) The Horse Soldiers (1959 film) (John Wayne) Houdini (1953 film) (Tony Curtis, Janet...
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    Mary Murphy (actress) (category American film actresses)
    Limits (1952) - WAC Houdini (1953) - Girl (uncredited) Main Street to Broadway (1953) - The Actress - Mary Craig The Wild One (1953) - Kathie Bleeker Beachhead...
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    Connie Gilchrist (category American film actresses)
    Letter to Three Wives (1949), Little Women (1949), Tripoli (1950), Houdini (1953), Some Came Running (1958), and Auntie Mame (1958). Gilchrist was born...
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  • in captivity in times of war as a wonderful game for boys, an endless Houdini challenge to slip through the enemy's fingers. Often based on true stories...
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  • also directed that film's effects. Some of the characters present on-screen during Godzilla's rampage were created using Houdini; around 60 extras were...
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    occasional films, such as columbo prescription murder 1968 Mahogany (1975), The Great Houdini (1976), and the horror film Jennifer (1978). Foch's later film credits...
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    Janet Leigh (category American film actresses)
    for the biographical feature Houdini (1953)–the couple's first film together–with the two appearing as Harry and Bess Houdini, respectively. The couple also...
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  • 42 Houdini (1998) – biographical drama television film about the life of the magician Harry Houdini Jeremiah (1998) – Christian drama television film depicting...
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    José Ferrer (category Puerto Rican male film actors)
    Seduced (1985), Covenant (1985), Blood & Orchids (1986), Young Harry Houdini, and The Wind in the Willows (1987). Ferrer made his farewell to Cyrano...
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  • the sequence was created using Houdini. Framestore took inspiration from the title sequences of the James Bond films, especially that of Spectre (2015)...
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  • spiritualists in his two sideshow-themed books and having written a book about Houdini with the assistance of noted skeptic James Randi. Twenty-four of his articles...
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    That Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0299230135. rich-826 (July 2, 1953). "Houdini (1953)". IMDb. Archived...
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  • 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The top ten films released...
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    Daniels (directors) (category Film directors from Alabama)
    They began their career as directors of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake...
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    The following is a list of American films released in 1953. Donald O'Connor and Fredric March cohosted the 26th Academy Awards ceremony on March 25, 1954...
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  • Tim Woodward (category 1953 births)
    Would Be Bond (2014, TV mini-series) as Air Chief Marshal 'Bomber' Harris Houdini (2014, TV mini-series) as Sheriff John London Has Fallen (2016, by Babak...
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  • James Orr (filmmaker) (category 1953 births)
    James Joseph Orr (born March 23, 1953) is a Canadian writer, director and producer of motion pictures. Orr's screenplay credits include Three Men and a...
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    Approximately 800 artists worked on the film; they used software applications such as Autodesk Maya, Houdini, and Nuke. The animation team mixed traditional...
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  • Dwan; starring Marion Davies and Matt Moore The Grim Game, starring Harry Houdini The Haunted Bedroom (aka The Ghost of Whispering Oaks) directed by Fred...
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