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Houdini's Fabulous Magic by Walter B. Gibson and Morris N. Young. Chilton, NY, 1960. Excellent reference for Houdini's escapes and some methods (includes the Water Torture Cell). The Houdini Birth Research Committee's Report, Magico Magazine (reprint of report by The Society of American Magicians), 1972. Concludes Houdini was born March 24 ...
Houdini's feats helped to define the basic repertoire of escapology, including escapes from handcuffs, padlocks, straitjackets, mail bags, [4] beer barrels, and prison cells. A succession of performers have added new ideas and created variations on old stunts, but it is common for even the best contemporary escapologists to be dubbed modern day ...
Houdini performing the Chinese Water Torture Cell. The Chinese Water Torture Cell is a predicament escape made famous by Hungarian-American magician Harry Houdini.The illusion consists of three parts: first, the magician's feet are locked in stocks; next, he is suspended in mid-air from his ankles with a restraint brace; finally, he is lowered into a glass tank overflowing with water and the ...
Hungarian-American escape artist and illusionist, Harry Houdini on a diving board, preparing for a ball and chain pool escape at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, 28th April 1923.
The Original Houdini Scrapbook (1976) Magic for Beginners (Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides) Advanced Magic (Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides) Walter Gibson's Big Book of Magic for All Ages; Magic With Science (1975) Mastering Magic: 100 Secrets of the Great Magicians; Junior magic: Easy-to-learn tricks or magic made simple
The cabinet escape is the classic escapology trick, where the magician is trapped in a cabinet and required to escape from it. Often, the magician can be bound in handcuffs, rope and sacks before being placed in the cabinet. A cabinet escape involves the audience seeing the person come out of the cabinet unassisted.
The Grim Game is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest. [1] The basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist, stunt performer and aviator. As the story unfolds, a series of Houdini's trademark set-piece stunts and escapes are performed.
List of soundtracks featuring songs by Whodini Year Title Song Release date 1985 The Jewel of the Nile "Freaks Come Out at Night" December 11, 1985 1986 Trick or Treat "The Haunted House of Rock" October 24, 1986 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child "Anyway I Gotta Swing It" August 11, 1989 1997 Chasing Amy "Be Yourself" April 18, 1997