Houdini: The Movie Star (Three Disc Collection)
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Actor: Harry HoudiniDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 450 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: KINO INTERNATIONAL
Movie Reviews of Houdini: The Movie Star (Three Disc Collection)
Movie Review: A dream come true
Summary: 5 Stars
This amazing collection is a dream come true for the Houdini buff. The set includes four of the five silent films Houdini made between 1918 and 1923, and fragment from the still lost 'The Grim Game' featuring that film's most amazing moment, a real mid-air plane collision caught on camera. The most significant film here is 'Haldane of the Secret Service' which has never before appeared on any retail format (and is a much better film, IMO, than it's reputation would suggest).
While the films are terrific, true gold is contained in the extras. Here we have loads of real footage of Houdini's street escapes, including some incredible footage of Houdini doing bridge jumps in his prime (circa 1903). Also, the written films notes are very well done, and are as complete as any section on Houdini's film career as can be found in any of the major biographies. In fact, they are more complete. The account of Houdini's battle with the New York censors over 'The Man From Beyond' is something I had never heard before.
THANK YOU Kino for this great gift to all magic and silent movie enthusiasts. Here's hoping one day you find a complete print of 'The Grim Game' so you can complete the collection.
Summary of Houdini: The Movie Star (Three Disc Collection)
By the year 1919, Harry Houdini was known throughout the world as a master magician and escape artist. Having conquered the stage, he set out to rule the screen, appearing in a series of thrillers built upon his almost supernatural powers. Culled from film archives and private collections, this Kino DVD set includes all of Houdini s suriving films as an actor, rare footage of actual handcuff and straitjacket escapes, and a wealth of historical information. Includes: THE MASTER MYSTERY (1919, 238m, Color Tinted) TERROR ISLAND (1920, 55m, B&W) THE MAN FROM BEYOND (1922, 68m, Color Tinted) HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1923, 84m, Color Tinted) THE GRIM GAME (Fragment, 1919, 5m, Color Tinted) - SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: Filmed records of Houdini escapes (ca. 1907-23) - Audio recording of Houdini speaking (1914) - Excerpts from the NY Censor Board files - Slippery Jim, a 1910 Houdini-inspired comedy - The illusion Metamorphosis performed by Houdini s brother Hardeen and others.Action & Adventure DVD Video
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