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The actors who played Houdini

September 22, 2019 Metal 2 Comments

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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Hanging around with Dr Mad Max

January 16, 2019 Metal Leave a comment

The great Houdini never tried to escape from anything made by Dr Mad Max!

See more of Max Cita at his websites, here and here

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I left a pair of engraved cuffs on Houdini’s grave

October 31, 2018 Metal 4 Comments

Houdini died on this day today (Halloween, Oct. 31) back in 1926, in Detroit, and this afternoon (Halloween day, 2018) I paid a visit to his gravesite in Queens, New York.

Houdini rests amongst his relatives in an elaborate family plot at Machpelah Cemetery in Glendale. From Manhattan, it was an hour-long trip on the subway and then a 20-minute hike.

As a tribute to Houdini, I left a pair of police-issue Smith and Wesson Model 100-1 handcuffs that I had specially engraved with his name. I made sure to double-lock the cuffs before leaving them.