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The Great Houdinis

Melville Shavelson

1976 • 1h 36m

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.

The Great Houdinis

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Cast

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael GlaserHarry Houdini

Sally Struthers

Sally StruthersBess Houdini

Ruth Gordon

Ruth GordonCecilia Weiss

Vivian Vance

Vivian VanceMinnie

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne BarbeauDaisy White

Bill Bixby

Bill BixbyRev. Arthur Ford

Jack Carter

Jack CarterTheo Weiss

Peter Cushing

Peter CushingSir Arthur Conan Doyle

Nina Foch

Nina FochReverend Le Veyne

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSuperintendent Melville

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey LewisDr. Crandon

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'SullivanLady Conan Doyle

Clive Revill

Clive RevillDundas Slater

Barbara Rhoades

Barbara RhoadesMargery Crandon

Marilyn BrodnickDorothy Weiss

Crew

Melville Shavelson

Melville ShavelsonDirector

Peter Benchley

Peter BenchleyWriter

Peter Matz

Peter MatzOriginal Music Composer

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