The Great Houdinis(1976)
A supernatural man. A supernatural love.
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.
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Harry Houdini
Bess Houdini
Cecilia Weiss
Minnie
Daisy White
Rev. Arthur Ford
Theo Weiss
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Reverend Le Veyne
Superintendent Melville
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