Directed by: George Marshall
Starring: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke
Factual error: In the movie, Houdini's death is caused by failing to escape from a Chinese Water Torture Cell following an injury with a prop sword. In reality, Houdini died of a burst appendix after being punched in the stomach.
Factual error: In the film, Houdini's family name is Schwartz. In reality, it was Weisz.
Factual error: In the movie, Houdini's death is caused by failing to escape from a Chinese Water Torture Cell following an injury with a prop sword. In reality, Houdini died of a burst appendix after being punched in the stomach.
