tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2651850298319349825..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: This is Houdini on October 14, 1926John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-68035692913754912182020-04-28T09:56:35.637-07:002020-04-28T09:56:35.637-07:00And we now have confirmation! So that Montreal pic...And we now have <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2018/03/a-new-candidate-for-houdinis-last-photo.html" rel="nofollow">confirmation</a>! So that Montreal pic came 4 days after this one.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17802251650728922622019-02-06T09:18:58.100-08:002019-02-06T09:18:58.100-08:00Fantastic stuff! Thank you, Bill.Fantastic stuff! Thank you, Bill.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18782560254168462042019-02-05T18:10:20.119-08:002019-02-05T18:10:20.119-08:00From the Schenectady Gazette of Oct 13:
**********...From the Schenectady Gazette of Oct 13:<br />*******************************<br />Houdini's Injury Not Serious, Will Be Here<br /><br />Manager Breymaier of the Van Curler theater stated that he has received a message from Harry Houdini who is scheduled to appear at this theater Thursday Friday and Saturday that the accident he received at Albany Monday was only slight and that he will appearBill Mullinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54022037038593632312019-02-04T19:38:29.050-08:002019-02-04T19:38:29.050-08:00Tom's research on Montreal police commissioner...Tom's research on Montreal police commissioner Belanger cinched it for me. The man in that photo with Harry and Collins looks like Belanger to me. And the three buttons on his right shoulder jacket match the ones on Belanger's portrait photo.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48203968333763265152019-02-04T11:01:00.699-08:002019-02-04T11:01:00.699-08:00You'll want to click back HERE and read an upd...You'll want to click back <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2018/03/a-new-candidate-for-houdinis-last-photo.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> and read an update from our friend Tom Frueh about the last candidate for Houdini's last photo.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-8101115817562626512019-02-03T20:12:28.162-08:002019-02-03T20:12:28.162-08:00Thank you GTL!Thank you GTL!Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29892111749609800352019-02-03T10:09:35.666-08:002019-02-03T10:09:35.666-08:00I guess you know more than you know. I guess we a...I guess you know more than you know. I guess we all know that.<br />It seems clear there were thoughts about Houdini already being sick before hitting Montreal. That was pushed aside by Martin Beck getting Houdini's staff to attest to the boss's health. That was accepted by one insurance company, after original denials of coverage. Other insurance fell in line with this first Houdini Museumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310452776858134825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30621077337462080482019-02-03T08:00:03.444-08:002019-02-03T08:00:03.444-08:00Haha. I guess I forgot that I knew this!
Great po...Haha. I guess I forgot that I knew this!<br /><br />Great post at Grems-Doolittle. I would have linked to that back in the day. Unless I did and forgot about that too!<br /><br />John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30179275110664412962019-02-03T07:55:46.129-08:002019-02-03T07:55:46.129-08:00Thank you for the info, gingertimelady.Thank you for the info, gingertimelady.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32854617869034545962019-02-03T07:55:15.046-08:002019-02-03T07:55:15.046-08:00Thank you for that link. Good article. But, yeah, ...Thank you for that link. Good article. But, yeah, that also puts a dent in my own optimism.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44287656344481235212019-02-03T07:53:30.712-08:002019-02-03T07:53:30.712-08:00There is a 2009 genii thread started by Leonard He...There is a 2009 genii thread started by Leonard Hevia, titled Houdini’s Last Photograph, where a Radio Broadcast [photo link] is mentioned by Kevin Connolly and then someone named John Cox says:<br />“According to a [photo link], this photo (actually, not this one, but another taken at the same time) was taken on October 14, 1926. That's pretty darn late!”<br /><br />There is also a 2016 blogJoe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-14013800081197617382019-02-03T07:30:17.665-08:002019-02-03T07:30:17.665-08:00This Library of Congress blog article might give y...This Library of Congress blog article might give you an idea of just how rare radio broadcast recordings were back in the 1920s. Based on this info, it's not very likely that a recording exists of Houdini on radio. Or if there were any recordings, they're almost certainly lost forever. (I read this article after my more optimistic comment below).<br /><br />https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2016/gingertimeladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639685707649104207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-22157100969423270802019-02-03T07:24:26.906-08:002019-02-03T07:24:26.906-08:00If any extant recordings of these broadcasts exist...If any extant recordings of these broadcasts exist, they must have been on disc. There was wire recording at the time, but it was more for dictation and other limited uses, not for radio (wire tapes back then would have sounded pretty primitive and wouldn't have been up to recording either the length or proper sound quality of a radio broadcast). It wasn't until the 30s and 40s that wire gingertimeladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639685707649104207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57099496201876816662019-02-02T14:51:58.760-08:002019-02-02T14:51:58.760-08:00Absolutely, and Smiley was going to soon sketch th...Absolutely, and Smiley was going to soon sketch that very tired face looking face in this photo. I can't get over the bags under in his eyes. HH told Smiley he made him look tired in the sketch.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-45097537032527622022019-02-02T11:36:35.032-08:002019-02-02T11:36:35.032-08:00I feel like somewhere at sometime I heard a refere...I feel like somewhere at sometime I heard a reference to these being his last photos. I don't know if I read it or someone told me that. But as I never heard a date, I didn't really give them consideration. <br /><br />It's always struck me how old and tired he looks in these pics. Wasn't it Smiley who said he "appeared to be a man in need of a long vacation." You see John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-85475489155737913772019-02-02T11:29:32.056-08:002019-02-02T11:29:32.056-08:00Holy Toledo! This is incredible! Had no idea these...Holy Toledo! This is incredible! Had no idea these photos were taken on the 14th. Look how old Harry looks. The wrinkles and age lines jump out in high res. This puts the Worcester checkered flag photo out of contention. I believe these two photos may indeed be the last ones.<br /><br />Was magnetic tape invented by 1926? Could have been recorded on a disc but that sounds like too much work. LotsLeo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-45239691802097630602019-02-02T11:11:19.992-08:002019-02-02T11:11:19.992-08:00That's a question I've been asking for yea...That's a question I've been asking for years. Houdini did lots of radio. Any of these broadcasts survive? Did recorded radio even exist in those days, or was it purely live broadcast only?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89229697633170857142019-02-02T11:07:51.584-08:002019-02-02T11:07:51.584-08:00Any chance there are recordings?Any chance there are recordings?Dorothy Dietrich Dick Brookzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685358647433922445noreply@blogger.com