Les exploits d'Houdini à Paris; ou, Les merveilleux expoits d'Houdini
Houdini and his wife Bess are walking along the Seine in Paris, when he encounters a melee between a drunkard and the police. In the ensuing confusion, Houdini is arrested and taken to the police station where he is handcuffed, manacles, shackled, straitjacketed and otherwise tied up to a chair. He escapes from all these restraints. The film, originally shot in 1901, and re-shot in 1909, is intended as a way of recording the amazing escapes of Houdini the illusionist.
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Les exploits d'Houdini à Paris; ou, Les merveilleux expoits d'Houdini
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- Cast
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 23, 1909
Runtime
0h 2m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Les exploits d'Houdini à Paris; ou, Les merveilleux expoits d'Houdini
Production Companies
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Description
Houdini and his wife Bess are walking along the Seine in Paris, when he encounters a melee between a drunkard and the police. In the ensuing confusion, Houdini is arrested and taken to the police station where he is handcuffed, manacles, shackled, straitjacketed and otherwise tied up to a chair. He escapes from all these restraints. The film, originally shot in 1901, and re-shot in 1909, is intended as a way of recording the amazing escapes of Houdini the illusionist.
