"Houdini (born Erik Weisz) was the Hungarian-American stunt performer and mysteriarch, noted for his escape acts and his rags-to-riches immigrant story. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the ...

The great escape artist Harry Houdini starred in five silent films in the early 20th century, but one considered among his best was long considered lost. Next month, The Grim Game (1919) will have its ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine—He reigned for decades as the legendary "Handcuff King," famous for daring and impossible escapes staged around the world. But Harry Houdini also had a brief movie career, starring in ...

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A rare, 100-year-old Harry Houdini silent film with live music will be presented at Greenfield Garden Cinemas on Saturday, Feb. 5, as part of the celebration of Greenfield’s 100th annual Winter ...

A rare 1919 silent film starring illusionist Harry Houdini will screen for the very first time at the TCM Classic Film Festival in March. “The Grim Game,” which had been lost for decades, has now been ...

Scare yourself silly Saturday, when the Catalina Island Silent Film Festival screens the 1920 movie “Terror Island,” featuring escape artist Harry Houdini. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In The Grim Game, Houdini plays Harvey Hanford, a young man who is framed for murder. As Hanford escapes from the police and goes ...