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The actors who played Houdini

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There have been a number of theatrical and TV movies about The Great One over the years. This is not a comprehensive list, but I think these are all the major ones. Which is your favorite actor who played the famed escape artist?

The classic 1953 movie, called “Houdini,” stars Tony Curtis:

Houdini Tony Curtis

 

There was also a 1998 movie called “Houdini” starring Johnathon Schaech:

Johnathon Schaech Houdini

 

“The Great Houdinis” (aka “The Great Houdini”) is a made-for-TV movie from 1976 starring Paul Michael Glaser from Starsky and Hutch.

Paul Michael Glaser Houdini

 

There was also a two-part, four-hour TV miniseries on the History Channel in 2014 called “Houdini” starring Adrien Brody

Houdini Adrien Brody

 

Somewhere I have a picture collage of all four of these guys, but I can’t find it.

Special thanks to my Fire Island housemate David!

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There are leather men in the new movie ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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Has anyone been to see the new movie out now about Freddie Mercury and the rock band Queen? I went to “Bohemian Rhapsody” yesterday, and I thought it was really good!

About halfway though, Freddie goes to a gay club that looks like it was probably The Mineshaft. In one scene there is a guy in a leather hood being led around on a leash. If you blink you might miss it. Freddie also has many male companions in the movie, many of whom are shown in leather biker jackets. There’s lots of facial hair, too.

If you go to see the movie, be sure to stay for the closing credits, over which real archival footage of the real Queen performing is shown, Freddie Mercury is wearing leather pants and jacket, and a Mineshaft T-shirt!

Fucking hot if you ask me!

The Mineshaft in the Queen movie

The movie’s official website (where I got these pictures from) is here.

Also check out this article from the New York Times.