tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post9149625585561488484..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: 'Houdini' up for Emmy considerationJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40987476876289316942015-06-10T07:42:20.641-07:002015-06-10T07:42:20.641-07:00Leo is correct, Joe Dunninger was an advisor on th...Leo is correct, Joe Dunninger was an advisor on the '53 movie and knew Houdini well. Maybe he gave Tony pointers, but I don't feel like capturing the authentic Houdini was what that movie was all about. It was more of a magic show biopic with Tony just being the movie star that he was. But having said that, I think he probably did naturally capture a certain lightness of spirt and John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-81433681181726008902015-05-26T22:07:09.567-07:002015-05-26T22:07:09.567-07:00I believe Joe Dunninger might have been a consulta...I believe Joe Dunninger might have been a consultant for the movie. He and HH were fairly close friends so he might have had some input on Curtis' portrayal. According to Patrick Culliton, Dorothy Young gave actor Harvey Keitel pointers on how HH walked and talked before he filmed Fairy Tale.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80859979037426072532015-05-26T19:28:51.613-07:002015-05-26T19:28:51.613-07:00I have a question/comment concerning the 1953 Houd...I have a question/comment concerning the 1953 Houdini movie. By 1953 Houdini himself would have been 79. So the population must have had a nice % that not only saw Houdini in the 20s but also the teens and prior. That being the case do we in fact see better "glimpses" of the real Houdini in Tony Curtis's performance as compared with later Houdini bios? I mean possibly some of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17114940067069653377noreply@blogger.com