Houdini : the movie star.



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Title from container. Portions of The master mystery no longer survive. This edition runs almost four hours, and bridges the missing passages with explanatory text. The master mystery originally released as a motion picture in 1919 ; Terror Island originally released as a motion picture in 1920 ; The man from beyond originally released as a motion picture in 1922 ; The grim game originally released as a motion picture in 1919 ; Haldane of the Secret Service originally released as a motion picture in 1923. Special features (DVD 1): an examination of scenes deleted by the New York Censor Board ; image gallery ; new film notes ; episode guide ; interactive menus. Special features (DVD 2): correspondence with the NY Censor Board ; image gallery ; new film notes. Special features (DVD 3): 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 master mystery: Director of photography, WM. A. Reinhart ; music, Stuart Oderman -- Terror Island: Director of photography, William Marshall ; music, Clark Wilson -- The man from beyond: Music, Jon C. Mirsalis -- The grim game: Music, Ben Model -- Haldane of the Secret Service: music, Ben Model. The master mystery: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Jack Burns, Ruth Stonehouse, Charles Graham. Terror Island: Harry Houdini, Lila Lee, Jack Brammall, Eugene Pallette. The man from beyond cast: Harry Houdini, Nita Naldi, Jane Connelly. The grim game: Harry Houdini, Ann Forrest. Haldane of the Secret Service: Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William Humphrey. Silent, with English intertitles and musical score.

Title
Houdini : the movie star.
Artist
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
Subjects
Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
The master mystery: Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbared wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber. , Terror Island: A swashbuckling inventor steers his high-tech submarine to a forbidden tropical isle to rescue the father of the woman he loves. , The man from beyond: Howard Hillary is a man frozen in the Arctic. He returns to civilization 100 years later to reclaim the love of his live, reincarnated in the body of a young woman. , 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. , 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.
Year
2008
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Digital Publisher(s)
Rights Statement
For private home use only.