tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7187491660651531511..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Oscars Houdini alumniJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34047982117650289352014-03-02T20:31:29.973-08:002014-03-02T20:31:29.973-08:00The Tony Curtis Houdini film was impressive due in...The Tony Curtis Houdini film was impressive due in large part to George Pal. He had a reputation for turning in films on time and under budget. Also from the IMDb website on Pal:<br /><br />Pal and his crew (Galaxy films and, at Paramount, the Cauliflower Ear Gang) worked special effects miracles at a time when there were no computers to help and very little precedent on which to go. Martian Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73479252052302973192014-03-02T14:45:45.632-08:002014-03-02T14:45:45.632-08:00A lot of that has to do that it was made during th...A lot of that has to do that it was made during the studio era so the crew were mostly in-house Paramount pros who, yes, worked on a lot of great movies and won a lot of Oscars!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-31506452046731498622014-03-02T14:32:31.178-08:002014-03-02T14:32:31.178-08:00Wow!!!
What a wonderful compilation.Thanks
No won...Wow!!!<br />What a wonderful compilation.Thanks<br /><br />No wonder the Tony Curtis movie was so great.<br /><br />Look at the list of people who worked on in it, and their credits.<br /><br />Of all the Houdini films, with its flaws, as all of them have, it is our favorite.<br /><br />The script is so well written, great editing etc..Dorothy Dietrich & Dick Brookzhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.com