![]() On Halloween night, 1926, he succumbed when attempting to escape from a water tank while constrained by a straight jacket. Houdini returned to the stage, where fate awaited him. When his mother dies, Houdini retires to spend two years trying to contact her soul-an effort which leads him to publicly denounce mediums as con artists. ![]() Upon his return to the USA, Houdini began performing death-defying acts across the country, and soon became a household name. The movie chronicles his beginnings as an illusionist in New York City, his quick courtship and marriage to wife Bess (Leigh), and his subsequent trip to Europe where his escape artistry brought him fame. Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh star in this film biography of the great magician Harry Houdini (Curtis), spanning the years from age 21 to his death.
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