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Save Houdini Escape Secrets Margery Pamphlet
Film Clips
Man From Beyond screenshot The Man From Beyond
World's greatest escape artist? Sure.
Great film actor? You be the judge.
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Houdini ina straitjacket
Straitjacket Escape
Houdini performs his straitjacket escape while dangling from a building high above a city street.
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RealVideo		 Houdini tied to chair
Rope Escape
Houdini wriggles himself free from a long, knotted rope.
QuickTime (2.4 MB)
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Dissappearing Man screenshot
Disappearing Man
Not only can Houdini escape from ropes and chains, he can make men disappear in the blink of an eye... with a little help from a film editor.
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