The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis

96 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | Oct. 8, 1976

A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.

The Great Houdinis

96 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | Oct. 8, 1976

The Great Houdinis
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers ABC Circle Films
Original title The Great Houdinis
Directors Melville Shavelson
Writers Melville Shavelson, Peter Benchley

Cast

Paul Michael Glaser

as Harry Houdini

Sally Struthers

as Bess Houdini

Ruth Gordon

as Cecilia Weiss

Vivian Vance

as Minnie

Adrienne Barbeau

as Daisy White

Bill Bixby

as Rev. Arthur Ford

Jack Carter

as Theo Weiss

Peter Cushing

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Nina Foch

as Reverend Le Veyne

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Superintendent Melville

Geoffrey Lewis

as Dr. Crandon

Maureen O'Sullivan

as Lady Conan Doyle

Clive Revill

as Dundas Slater

Barbara Rhoades

as Margery Crandon

Marilyn Brodnick

as Dorothy Weiss

Patrick Culliton

as Franz Kukla

Richard Kennedy

as Pub Policeman

Karin Collison

as Barmaid

Jan Stratton

as Hotel Maid