Houdini [DVD] / a Paramount Picture ; screenplay by Phil Yordan, based on a book by Harold Kellock ; produced by George Pal ; directed by George Marshall.
Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke, Stefan Schnabel, Ian Wolfe, Sig Ruman, Michael Pate, Connie Gilchrist, Malcolm Lee Beggs. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953. Based on the book Houdini, his life, by Harold Kellock.
Summary:
"From [Houdini's] beginning as a "wild man" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, Houdini effectively captures the amazing life and courage of this fascinating man"--Container.
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