I was a bit shocked when I watched this film and found out that Houdini had other women. I googled the phrase, "did Houdini cheat on his wife?" and got this website: www.wildabouthoudini.com. I found out that other books had been written about him that tells about the other women. I had heard on a PBS special about him that he had an affair with Jack London's wife. He felt so guilty about it that he never did it again.
Some of the books that have been written make no mention of them, but tell only of his career and his relationship with Bess.
Here are some goofs that I found in the story:
Houdini's mother died in 1913, not 1914 When Lady Doyle could not contact his mother, he did not rant, rave, and call her a fake. He wrote the name "Powell" on a piece of paper, saying that it was this man's mother that she had reached.
The punch in the stomach did not kill him. Some sources say that he was very cavalier about his health and had bouts of appendicitis off and on. He may have already been suffering when the blows were struck.
The plunge into icy water, and walking through the wall are apocryphal. You can just bet that if they *did* happen, Harry would have them well documented.
It is a shame, though, that more about his movie career was not mentioned. There is a collection of his movies called, Harry Houdini: Movie Star. Terror Island, Man From Beyond, and The Grim Game are included, but Grim Game is just a few clips, because a full film could not be found. Extras include clips of Houdini's voice, which can also be heard on the website, Houdiniana.
It is a shame that collectors of Houdini's movies will not share them with the public. It has been said that David Copperfield owns a few of them.
Some of the books that have been written make no mention of them, but tell only of his career and his relationship with Bess.
Here are some goofs that I found in the story:
Houdini's mother died in 1913, not 1914 When Lady Doyle could not contact his mother, he did not rant, rave, and call her a fake. He wrote the name "Powell" on a piece of paper, saying that it was this man's mother that she had reached.
The punch in the stomach did not kill him. Some sources say that he was very cavalier about his health and had bouts of appendicitis off and on. He may have already been suffering when the blows were struck.
The plunge into icy water, and walking through the wall are apocryphal. You can just bet that if they *did* happen, Harry would have them well documented.
It is a shame, though, that more about his movie career was not mentioned. There is a collection of his movies called, Harry Houdini: Movie Star. Terror Island, Man From Beyond, and The Grim Game are included, but Grim Game is just a few clips, because a full film could not be found. Extras include clips of Houdini's voice, which can also be heard on the website, Houdiniana.
It is a shame that collectors of Houdini's movies will not share them with the public. It has been said that David Copperfield owns a few of them.