Monday, October 5, 2015

El Gran Houdini -- October 5, 2015

Cine-Mundial, August, 1918

Escapologist Harry Houdini wanted to expand his exposure to the public, so he began to appear in movies starting in 1918 with the serial The Master Mystery. It was shown around the world. 

2 comments:

Nick said...

On Oct 18th the Niles Silent Film Museum has an evening dedicated to Houdini.

Joe Thompson said...

Thank you for the heads-up, Nick.