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.
wizard_of_gore
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the film, Houdini's family name is Schwartz. In reality, it was Weisz.
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