![]() ![]() ANNOUNCING "John Garfield: The Original Rebel" Blo.To this day, in Houdini's memory, October 31st is celebrated as International Magic Day. Although Houdini didn't die onstage at a Halloween performance, as this film would have you believe, he did, indeed, die on Halloween, 1926, several weeks after his last stage performance.He later collapsed on stage, was taken to the hospital and died there. In real life he was punched in the stomach by a college student who had heard that Houdini could withstand any blow without harm. In the film he almost drowns in the torture tank trick and dies on the stage in the arms of his wife. Houdini Tony Curtis (Actor), Janet Leigh (Actor), George Marshall (Director) Rated: Unrated Format: DVD 173 ratings IMDb 6.8/10.0 1107 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns DVD 11.07 Additional DVD options Edition Discs Price New from Used from DVD J1 11.07 14.99 4. The movie contains several factual errors, the most telling of which is the dramatization of Harry Houdini's death.A talented amateur magician, Tony Curtis performed most of his own tricks in this film.Three years before this film was made, 20th-Century Fox was negotiating with Houdini's family to make a picture called "The Life of Houdini" and starring Burt Lancaster in the title role.
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