Houdini (1953)

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.

IMDb rating	6.8
Producers	Paramount
Original title	Houdini
Directors	George Marshall
Writers	Harold Kellock, Philip Yordan

Cast

Tony Curtis

as Harry Houdini

Janet Leigh

as Bess Houdini

Torin Thatcher

as Otto

Angela Clarke

as Harry's Mother

Stefan Schnabel

as German Prosecuting Attorney

Ian Wolfe

as Malue

Sig Ruman

as Schultz

Michael Pate

as Dooley

Connie Gilchrist

as Mrs. Shultz

Malcolm Lee Beggs

as British Jail Warden

Frank Orth

as Mr. Hunter

Barry Bernard

as Insp. Marlick

Douglas Spencer

as Simms

Leslie Sketchley

as Audience Member (uncredited)