Monday, April 21, 2025

Houdini in Paris

In 1920, Houdini shot footage on the streets of Paris for a film he was planning about counterfeiting. Some of that footage appeared in Haldane of the Secret Service (1923), but a lot never made the cut. Now you can watch nearly 4 minutes of that unused footage on my Patreon.


This is not an exclusive. You can find and view this at Historic Films. But I make things like this easy for patrons!

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6 comments:

  1. Interesting that he made his bones in Europe but never returned after 1920. I wonder if his falling out with Doyle put him off returning to Britain.

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    1. There's evidence he was going to return in 1927.

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    2. But then… he never did. 🥺😭 - Abby Martin

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    3. As Bess noted after his death: He went on tour forever.

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  2. I’m just gonna say… he is rocking that outfit in the footage! 🥺❤️ Abby Martin

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