tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post6050540855854791586..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Unseen Haldane of the Secret ServiceJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-36228817488326398412020-01-26T08:35:17.470-08:002020-01-26T08:35:17.470-08:00Besides plans of an illustrated book, I also find ...Besides plans of an illustrated book, I also find it interesting that after TI, Houdini had plans of a world tour making a photoplay of adventure in every country he visited (rocking his pith helmet), lol.Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-46126829793146844972020-01-25T10:51:52.888-08:002020-01-25T10:51:52.888-08:00Yes, it's just a master shot. So it doesn'...Yes, it's just a master shot. So it doesn't appear to have been cut from the movie. Likely it was never included. Then again, the HPC movies are loaded with master shots that play without expected closeups and coverage. They are not great "cinema". And frequently not even competent cinema, so...John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1217782459514684472020-01-25T09:13:17.124-08:002020-01-25T09:13:17.124-08:00I'd say that's unlikely as I don't thi...I'd say that's unlikely as I don't think Houdini would be able to mix HPC footage and Paramount footage. He didn't have any ownership of his Lasky films.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16314598042746814822020-01-25T09:11:27.573-08:002020-01-25T09:11:27.573-08:00I think it's meant to be somewhere in the far ...I think it's meant to be somewhere in the far east. A lot of far east whatnot in the film. It's possible the idea was to have Haldane and Adele travel there as part of the globtrotting plot. But I don't know where it would fit. The Haldane treatment Houdini published also doesn't have this.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-39557103447672260592020-01-25T08:50:57.140-08:002020-01-25T08:50:57.140-08:00Could be!Could be!Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9688140788392178672020-01-25T08:38:13.625-08:002020-01-25T08:38:13.625-08:00It’s possible, he was going to tie the unseen HOSS...It’s possible, he was going to tie the unseen HOSS footage in with unseen TI footage. Just a thought!Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20519398252236918772020-01-25T08:13:15.197-08:002020-01-25T08:13:15.197-08:00Thanks, John and Jon, for sharing this; fascinatin...Thanks, John and Jon, for sharing this; fascinating to see. Even though it's short, there are no edits/closeups where one might expect to see them, so I would guess it must've been discarded early on, before the entire film was edited. Amazing that it exists.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9992847618622033442020-01-25T07:22:04.481-08:002020-01-25T07:22:04.481-08:00Must have been for a tropical locale setting. It m...Must have been for a tropical locale setting. It may have meant strip to Catalina Island or the Bahamas. The cost must have forced HH to nix it.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26387838528193459052020-01-24T17:56:22.693-08:002020-01-24T17:56:22.693-08:00And until this footage, I've never see anythin...And until this footage, I've never see anything that connects this outfit to Haldane. I've only ever seen it in TI pics.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-58955503750731534772020-01-24T13:46:01.512-08:002020-01-24T13:46:01.512-08:00Yeah, there are several TI pith helmet publicity s...Yeah, there are several TI pith helmet publicity shots, and that cutting shows up in a lot of newspaper adverts. But it does not appear to be the same one he wore in 1910. That was more traditional style. This one is British Colonial.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-75821732089229901102020-01-24T13:13:51.242-08:002020-01-24T13:13:51.242-08:00Fantastic!
On page 2 of the TI pressbook, there is...Fantastic!<br />On page 2 of the TI pressbook, there is production cut number 9930 with him with the pith helmet. While I don’t think the pith helmet (in the unseen HOSS footage and the 5 publicity stills from TI) is the same as the one he wore when he traveled in 1910, I found it interesting that Christopher mentions that Houdini intended to issue an illustrated book about this trip around the Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41098098308442178902020-01-24T13:05:14.546-08:002020-01-24T13:05:14.546-08:00Cool! Rick SchmidlinCool! Rick SchmidlinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310181467925165830noreply@blogger.com