Menu
Houdini Poster

Houdini

His feats of magic were GREAT! The magic of their love was GREATER!
1953 | 106m | English

(3918 votes)

TMDb IMDb

Popularity: 0.9 (history)

Details

By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.
Release Date: Jul 02, 1953
Director: George Marshall
Writer: Harold Kellock, Philip Yordan
Genres: Drama, Romance, History
Keywords drowning, magic, magic show, tricks, biography, escape, houdini
Production Companies Paramount Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
Trailers and Extras

Backdrops

International Posters

Full Credits

Name Character
Tony Curtis Harry Houdini
Janet Leigh Bess Houdini
Torin Thatcher Otto
Angela Clarke Harry's Mother
Stefan Schnabel German Prosecuting Attorney
Ian Wolfe Malue
Sig Ruman Schultz
Michael Pate Dooley
Connie Gilchrist Mrs. Shultz
Malcolm Lee Beggs British Jail Warden
Frank Orth Mr. Hunter
Barry Bernard Insp. Marlick
Douglas Spencer Simms
Leslie Sketchley Audience Member
Joanne Gilbert Girl
Daniel de Jonghe Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Fogel Official (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Name Job
Ray Moyer Set Decoration
Harold Kellock Novel
Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography
George Tomasini Editor
Albert Nozaki Art Direction
Hal Pereira Art Direction
George Marshall Director
Philip Yordan Screenplay
Roy Webb Original Music Composer
Edith Head Costume Design
Sam Comer Set Decoration
Wally Westmore Makeup Designer
Name Title
Frank Freeman Jr. Associate Producer
George Pal Producer
Organization Category Person
Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 4 12 16 8
2024 5 14 20 9
2024 6 13 38 6
2024 7 11 20 6
2024 8 11 20 7
2024 9 7 10 3
2024 10 8 13 4
2024 11 8 16 4
2024 12 7 15 4
2025 1 8 16 4
2025 2 5 8 2
2025 3 4 9 1
2025 4 2 3 1
2025 5 1 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 1 2 0
2025 9 1 1 0
2025 10 1 1 0

Trending Position


No trending metrics available.

Return to Top

Reviews

No reviews available for this movie.