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- Pal and director George Marshall cast real-life husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in the roles of Harry and Bess Houdini.
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With Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke. From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.
Curtis then starred with then-wife Janet Leigh in Houdini (1953), in which Curtis played the title role. His next movies were more "B" fare: All American (1953), as a football player; Forbidden (1953), as a criminal; Beachhead (1954), a war film; Johnny Dark (1954), as a racing car driver; and The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), a medieval ...
Aug 23, 2011 · Tony Curtis - No, this isn't a mistake. While Tony Curtis did play Houdini in the 1953 classic HOUDINI, he almost played Houdini for a second time in a sequel of sorts called, Harry's Back!
But it was Paramount who finally released the first big-screen biopic, Houdini (1953), starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Houdini was big bold Technicolor treat that played fast and loose with the facts, but nicely showcased magic and its attractive married stars.
A vivid Technicolor account of the life of the famous escapologist Harry Houdini (played here by Tony Curtis), from his early days as a carnival magician to his ultimate glorious success where he is hailed by the world as the greatest daredevil and escape artist in history.
Houdini is a 1953 American Technicolor biographical film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal and Berman Swarttz, directed by George Marshall, that stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
