Houdini(1998)
The life and times of escape artist/magician Harry Houdini.
Movie: Houdini
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Harry Houdini
Bess Houdini
Blackburn
Esther
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mrs. Weiss
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Beck
Theo
Young Houdini
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