Since today is Super Bowl Sunday, I thought I would share the two times that I am aware of that Houdini escaped from a Giant Football:ĭuring an engagement at the Keith’s Theatre, a Boston sporting goods manufacturer had challenged Houdini to escape from a giant football.

Posted in Tony Curtis | 2 Replies How Many Times did Houdini Escape from a Giant Football? On November 15, Houdini (1953) is due to be released on a new DVD and Blu-ray with a Straitjacket on the cover.

And to promote the movie, my friends Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz, introduced it and Dorothy performed one of the best straitjacket and handcuff escapes I have seen, which received a standing ovation. I felt like I was able to experience the movie like it appeared back in the day. The movie also had a big effect on me in 2015, when the TCM Film Festival screened a rare 35mm print from the Paramount archive. Below is a TV guide promotion for the movie, which shows Houdini hanging from a Straitjacket. While I wasn’t born yet for the opening in 1953, the movie did change my life when I saw it as a kid in the 70’s.

Below is an original 1953 Press Photo I recently acquired of a magician performing a straitjacket escape to promote the release of the Tony Curtis Houdini movie in front of the Paramount theater.Ĭlick on the link below to find out who the magician is and to read the published text that went with the press photo.

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