The Great Houdinis
Brief Synopsis
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A biographical dramatization of the life and times of the world-renowned illusionist and escape artist whose glittering career masked a deep obsession with the occult, culminated by a vow that he would one day speak from the beyond, a promise he made to his wife on his deathbed in 1926. Ruth Gordon
Cast & Crew
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Melville Shavelson
Director
Paul Michael Glaser
Ehrich Weiss/Harry Houdini
Sally Ann Struthers
Bess Houdini
Ruth Gordon
Cecilia Weiss
Vivian Vance
Minnie
Adrienne Barbeau
Daisy White
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Houdinis
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1976
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A biographical dramatization of the life and times of the world-renowned illusionist and escape artist whose glittering career masked a deep obsession with the occult, culminated by a vow that he would one day speak from the beyond, a promise he made to his wife on his deathbed in 1926. Ruth Gordon won an Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Houdini's mother.
Director
Melville Shavelson
Director
Cast
Paul Michael Glaser
Ehrich Weiss/Harry Houdini
Sally Ann Struthers
Bess Houdini
Ruth Gordon
Cecilia Weiss
Vivian Vance
Minnie
Adrienne Barbeau
Daisy White
Bill Bixby
Reverend Arthur Ford
Jack Carter
Theo Weiss
Peter Cushing
Conan Doyle
Nina Foch
Reverend Leveyne
Wilfrid Hyde-white
Superintendent Melville
Geoffrey Lewis
Dr Crandon
Maureen O'sullivan
Lady Doyle
Clive Revill
Dundas Slater
Barbara Rhoades
Margery Crandon
Jerome Thor
Conductor
Marilyn Brodnick
Dorothy Weiss
Patrick Culliton
Franz Kukla
Richard Kennedy
Publicist Policeman
Elizabeth E Moor
Barmaid
Jan Stratton
Hotel Maid
Crew
William M Bell
Construction Coordinator
Don Bice
Effects Assistant
Don Bice
Other
Harry Blackstone
Technical Advisor
Martin Bolger
Sound Department
Tracy Bousman
Production Designer
Michael B Butler
Costumes
Naomi A Cavin
Hair Stylist
Sam Christensen
Casting
Eric Cord
Stunt Coordinator
Erik Cord
Stunt Coordinator
Arch R. Dalzell
Other
Arch R. Dalzell
Director Of Photography
Abb Dickson
Other
Abb Dickson
Effects Assistant
Don Goldman
Unit Production Manager
Norman A Honath
Transportation Supervisor
Myrna Huffman
Production Assistant
Bud Klotchman
Assistant Editor
Clif Kohlweck
Music Editor
Emile Lavigne
Makeup
Peter Matz
Music
David Mccann
Post-Production Supervisor
F A Miller
Assistant Director
F A Miller
Assistant Director
Don Mitchell
Rerecording
Don Mitchell
Rerecording
John S Perry
Costume Department
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Ernie Sawyers
Property Master
Melville Shavelson
Screenwriter
Barbara Siebert
Costumes
Robert F Signorelli
Set Decorator
Tom Tuttle
Makeup
Manny Weltman
Effects Assistant
Manny Weltman
Other
John Woodcock
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Houdinis
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1976
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 8, 1976
