“Practically anyone who read a newspaper in any language knew that this man seemed to have an inexplicable power to liberate himself from anything. ”
Summary
The young Ehrich Weiss needed money, but he lived for fame. By the time he was 17, he had decided how to get it—he would become Houdini.
Resources
- Earliest “motion picture of Houdini in action.” Jumping handcuffed from the Weighlock Bridge, Rochester, New York, with ten thousand people watching.
- Houdini’s Suspended Straight Jacket Escape
- The Water Torture Cell
- Wild About Harry
- Houdini: The Elusive American by Adam Begley
- The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini by Joe Posnanski
Credits
- Narrator: Chris Flannery
- Audio Producer: Derek Wood
- Music Supervisor: Blake Huxell
