tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2293081634241884157..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Hidden Houdini in Creed IIJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20918940953470994292021-01-21T10:27:31.636-08:002021-01-21T10:27:31.636-08:00I'm now wondering if HH transposed the numbers...I'm now wondering if HH transposed the numbers on that photo he signed. He wrote Aug. 12. But maybe he meant 21.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34707896358773433572021-01-18T00:48:02.641-08:002021-01-18T00:48:02.641-08:00Jack Dempsey opened a restaurant later on in NYC. ...Jack Dempsey opened a restaurant later on in NYC. This is where we see the character of Michael Corleone in the Godfather getting picked up by Sollozzo the Turk and his bodyguard police Sgt. McClusky for their meeting. I had never made that connection until now.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-282376639229182292021-01-18T00:25:48.956-08:002021-01-18T00:25:48.956-08:00Fox made a great catch! I believe the desktop phot...Fox made a great catch! I believe the desktop photo was taken the same day as the boxing photo. Dempsey is wearing the same tie and HH has his black bowtie on. It's late August, hot, and indoor AC wasn't available yet. Dempsey is sporting serious armpit sweat from wearing the jacket beforehand. Note the modern looking dress shirt collar and ties already coming in by 1920.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70976954551130601272021-01-17T08:43:35.673-08:002021-01-17T08:43:35.673-08:00Joe Fox helped crack the case! See the update abov...Joe Fox helped crack the case! See the update above.<br /><br />If you Google Houdini and Dempsey you'll see the other pics.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74021629904206267512021-01-17T06:47:30.521-08:002021-01-17T06:47:30.521-08:00Yes you're right--I now see what looks like a ...Yes you're right--I now see what looks like a basketball backboard missing the hoop so this appears to be a gymnasium. Maybe a gym inside a ship? I'm wondering if a bio of Jack Dempsey or Benny Leonard might give us the date and location. There might be an article in Newspapers.com about this event. And evidently there are more photos of this event. Where?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83320255637467274752021-01-16T15:34:55.259-08:002021-01-16T15:34:55.259-08:00As for the date, I've seen one signed by Houdi...As for the date, I've seen one signed by Houdini with the date Aug. 12, 1920. Can't say that's the exact date the pic was taken, but seems likely it was around this time. It sure looks like HH in 1920.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20580486154930846862021-01-16T15:23:16.397-08:002021-01-16T15:23:16.397-08:00Oh, maybe. I've always thought it looks like a...Oh, maybe. I've always thought it looks like a gymnasium.<br /><br />There are also pics of this same group seated around a table. In one they are all reading what looks like a program. You can see an American flag on the cover.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5000126631208577112021-01-16T15:07:14.948-08:002021-01-16T15:07:14.948-08:00It also helps to have a widescreen television with...It also helps to have a widescreen television with good HD.:) In Silverman's bio this photo is listed as Bettman Archive:<br /><br /> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettmann_Archive<br /><br />Could this be the interior of a large ship? The curved architecture makes it appear like it's some passenger vessel. Also HH's hair is dyed black so it had to be after he started dyeing it. Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19895923781418465452021-01-16T14:39:43.440-08:002021-01-16T14:39:43.440-08:00When it comes to Houdini, I have the Eye of the Ti...When it comes to Houdini, I have the Eye of the Tiger! :pJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-69689655980023823952021-01-16T14:30:52.666-08:002021-01-16T14:30:52.666-08:00An incredible find! Your subconscious mind must be...An incredible find! Your subconscious mind must be tuned to the HH wavelength. Now I'm wondering about that other photo with those three...Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com