Houdini, the Movie Star. DVD 3, Haldane of the Secret Service

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Call Number: DVD Drama Houdini Disc 3
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Special features: Filmed records of Houdini escapes (1907-ca. 1923); the illusion "Metamorphosis," performed by Houdini's brother Hardeen; 1914 audio recording of Houdini introducing his "Water Torture Cell;" "Slippery Jim:" 1910 comedy short inspired by Houdini; image gallery; new film notes.
The grim game (fragment ; 1919 ; color tinted ; 5 min.) / Licensed by the George Eastman House Motion Picture Department ; written by Arthur B. Reeve and John Grey ; directed by Irving Willat -- Haldane of the Secret Service (1923 ; color tinted ; 84 min.) / Houdini Picture Corporation ; licensed by Cinema Arts ; produced for video by Bret Wood ; written & directed by Harry Houdini.
The grim game cast: Harry Houdini, Ann Forrest.
Haldane of the Secret Service cast: Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William Humphrey.
Haldane of the Secret Service: Heath Haldane is an undercover operative assigned to infiltrate a band of counterfeiters within the dark alleys of New York's Chinatown.
The grim game: Cameras captured an unplanned incident: two planes colliding in mid-air. The footage was so spectacular that the script was revised to integrate it into the plot.
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