tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post6650729192961560571..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: RKO 589: Discovering Hollywood's first Houdini filmJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42435465129415418592017-01-19T10:42:49.752-08:002017-01-19T10:42:49.752-08:00Looking for the quote by Oursler "we crucify ...Looking for the quote by Oursler "we crucify ourselves between two thieves", ...the past and fear of the future. <br />Is recent movie "Now you see it" related to Ourslers Houdini works? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48946502808238328182016-07-01T17:24:15.277-07:002016-07-01T17:24:15.277-07:00Wondering why this old post is suddenly getting a ...Wondering why this old post is suddenly getting a big new wave of traffic?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-38793816720141750292011-02-09T19:21:00.377-08:002011-02-09T19:21:00.377-08:00Thanks, Chris. That caption was a reference to the...Thanks, Chris. That caption was a reference to the Conan-Doyle character in the script. In it he's called "Sir Gilbert Crew." I was just trying to be clever. Maybe too clever. ;)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54041441234649626062011-02-09T14:56:53.497-08:002011-02-09T14:56:53.497-08:00Just FYI, the pic above is not that of H. and Sir ...Just FYI, the pic above is not that of H. and Sir Gilbert Crewe, but of Sir A.C. Doyle.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/12764525941977558704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88553921983712628352010-11-23T13:14:05.363-08:002010-11-23T13:14:05.363-08:00Thanks, Tom. You know it's my pleasure. :)Thanks, Tom. You know it's my pleasure. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20237504315252973612010-11-23T13:06:23.895-08:002010-11-23T13:06:23.895-08:00Great work, John. Thanks so much for sharing all o...Great work, John. Thanks so much for sharing all of this. Looking forward to Part II.Tom Intervalhttp://www.houdinimuseum.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86750121849511197662010-11-23T11:09:34.135-08:002010-11-23T11:09:34.135-08:00I agree, Eric. It's clearly a very personal, e...I agree, Eric. It's clearly a very personal, even psychological, description of Houdini coming from someone who knew him well. In fact, Pinetti doesn't even show most of these traits in the actual script(s).<br /><br />Part II all set to go for tomorrow.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20320923987236767192010-11-23T10:30:27.694-08:002010-11-23T10:30:27.694-08:00The description of the Pinetti character seems lik...The description of the Pinetti character seems like an acute portrait of Houdini. Not just the obvious traits, like egotism, but the more subtle stuff, like loving his wife as an adult would a child.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91298645572523683542010-11-22T21:27:29.574-08:002010-11-22T21:27:29.574-08:00Thank you, Tracy. My plan is to put Part II up on ...Thank you, Tracy. My plan is to put Part II up on Wed. That's the plan, anyway. Still need to format.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-12841184812530632392010-11-22T20:20:05.953-08:002010-11-22T20:20:05.953-08:00Extremely interesting stuff John. Too bad the mov...Extremely interesting stuff John. Too bad the movie wasn't made in the end. Thank you for all of your research and for sharing your findings with the rest of us. I'm eagerly awaiting Part II.Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-502833545077769192010-11-22T08:36:18.601-08:002010-11-22T08:36:18.601-08:00Thank you, Pat. Was very interested in what you...Thank you, Pat. Was very interested in what you'd have to say about this. Great info on Oursler. I'm not sure The Fox could be the same script as Now You See It? As you'll see in my Part II, the script remained at RKO after Ourself left the project and continued to evolve. But it's clear Oursler was trying to get a Houdini story made any way he could, eh? Thanks again. Good seeingJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86800197913159777422010-11-22T08:17:43.844-08:002010-11-22T08:17:43.844-08:00That is actually an allegory based on the life of ...That is actually an allegory based on the life of Houdini. <br />Oursler was editor of Reader's Digest, at one point.<br />He had a huge hit book: "the Greatest Story Ever Told."<br />My uncle, Wallace Ford, was supposed to play Houdini in a play called "the Fox."<br />I never saw the script which he had kept for years, then, lost when his house got flooded.<br />I think Houdini's Ghosthttp://www.houdinisghost.com/howhedidit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com