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By the year 1919 Harry Houdini was known throughout the world as a master magician and escape artist. Having conquered the stage he set out to rule the screen appearing in a series of thrillers built upon his almost supernatural powers. Culled from film archives and private collections this Kino DVD set includes all of Houdinis surviving films as an actor rare footage of actual handcuff and straitjacket escapes and a wealth of historical information.
THE MASTER MYSTERY (1919 238 Min. Color Tinted)
TERROR ISLAND (1920 55 Min. BampW)
THE MAN FROM BEYOND (1922 68 Min. Color Tinted)
HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1923 84 Min. Color Tinted)
THE GRIM GAME (Fragment 1919 5 Min. Color Tinted)
DVD 1
THE MASTER MYSTERY
U.S. 1919 Color Tinted 238 Min.
Directed by Burton L. King
Produced by B.A. Rolfe
Screenplay by Arthur B. Reeve
and Charles Logue
Featuring Harry Houdini
Marguerite Marsh Jack Burns
Ruth Stonehouse Charles Graham
Music by Stuart Oderman
Produced for video by Bret Wood
Licensed by Douris UK Ltd.
THE MASTER MYSTERY is continued on DVD 2 of this collection.
SPECIAL FEATURES
An examination of scenes deleted by the New York Censor Board
Image gallery
Detailed film notes
DVD 2
TERROR ISLAND
U.S. 1920 BampW 55 Min.
A Paramount-Artcraft Release
Directed by James Cruze
Written by Arthur B. Reeve amp John Grey
Photographed by William Marshall
Featuring Harry Houdini Lila Lee
Jack Brammall Eugene Pallette
Music composed and performed by Clark Wilson
Preserved by the Library of Congress
THE MAN FROM BEYOND
U.S. 1922 Color Tinted 68 Min.
Houdini Picture Corporation
Directed by Burton L. King
Written amp Produced by Harry Houdini
Featuring Harry Houdini
Nita Naldi Jane Connelly
Music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis
Preserved by the Library of Congress
This DVD contains the conclusion of THE MASTER MYSTERY Epis
