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The Great Houdinis

Release Year
1976
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
History
TV Movie
Directed By
Melville Shavelson
The Great Houdinis

A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Paul Michael Glaser

Harry Houdini

Sally Struthers

Bess Houdini

Ruth Gordon

Cecilia Weiss

Vivian Vance

Minnie

Bill Bixby

Rev. Arthur Ford

Jack Carter

Theo Weiss

Nina Foch

Reverend Le Veyne

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Superintendent Melville

Geoffrey Lewis

Dr. Crandon

Maureen O'Sullivan

Lady Conan Doyle

Barbara Rhoades

Margery Crandon

Marilyn Brodnick

Dorothy Weiss

Crew

Melville Shavelson

Director

Peter Matz

Original Music Composer

John Woodcock

Editor

Tracy Bousman

Production Design

Melville Shavelson

Writer

Bud Klutchman

Assistant Editor

Jerry Rosenthal

Sound Editor

Thomas Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Naomi Cavin

Hairstylist

Bob Signorelli

Set Decoration

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