Houdini (1953)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Houdini |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1954-12-06 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer |
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| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director | |
| Technical Advisor |
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| Associate Producer |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Special Photographic Effects | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
Cast
| Tony Curtis | Harry Houdini | ||
| Janet Leigh | Bess Houdini | ||
| Torin Thatcher | Otto | ||
| Ian Wolfe | Fante | ||
| Siegfried Rumann (as Sig Ruman) | Schultz | ||
| Michael Pate | Dooley, vid London Examiner | ||
| Connie Gilchrist | Mrs. Schultz | ||
| Malcolm Lee Beggs | brittisk fängelsedirektör | ||
| Frank Orth | Mr. Hunter, säkerhetsexpert | ||
| Barry Bernard | inspektör Marlick | ||
| Douglas Spencer | Simms, vid New York Observer | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Joanne Gilbert | flicka | ||
| Mary Murphy | flicka | ||
| Peter Baldwin | Fred | ||
| Richard Shannon | gruvarbetare | ||
| Elsie Ames | underhållare | ||
| Nick Arno | underhållare | ||
| Esther Garber | Bess väninna | ||
| Norma Jean Eckart | flicka vid giljontinnumret | ||
| Lewis Martin | redaktör | ||
| Mabel Paige | medium | ||
| Lawrence Ryle | tysk domare | ||
| Fred Essler | officiös man | ||
| Arthur Gould-Porter | direktör för Alhambra | ||
| Alec Harford | biträdande direktör för Alhambra | ||
| Tudor Owen | smed | ||
| Harry Hines | utropare | ||
| Cliff Clark | utropare | ||
| Oliver Blake | utropare | ||
| Hal Neiman | utropare | ||
| Ernst Verebes (as Erno Verebes) | professor Allegari | ||
| Anthony Warde | ceremonimästare | ||
| Grace Hayle | kvinna som skriker | ||
| Jody Gilbert | fetlagd kvinna | ||
| Billy Bletcher | italiensk bas | ||
| Lyle Latell | Calcott | ||
| Frank Kreig | scenarbetare | ||
| Len Hendry | scenarbetare | ||
| Ray Spiker | scenarbetare | ||
| Ralph Peters | fånge | ||
| Henry Guttman | hovmästare | ||
| Gil Warren | brandchef | ||
| Edward Clark | dörrvakt | ||
| Tor Johnson | atlet | ||
| Mike Mahoney | hotelluppassarchef | ||
| Jerry James | reporter | ||
| William Meader | reporter | ||
| Daniel De Jonghe | portier | ||
| Frank Jaquet | förman | ||
| Bobby Barber | komisk pianist | ||
| Torben Meyer | hovmästare | ||
| Don Dunning | häcklare | ||
| Jim Davies | häcklare | ||
| Louise Murchison | jonglör | ||
| Alan Hunter | åskådare | ||
| William Larsen Jr. | man i giljontinnummer | ||
| Jon Gardner | pojke | ||
| Susan Cooke | uppasserska / Bess väninna | ||
| Eric Alden | sjöman | ||
| Louise De Carlo | dansös | ||
| Marion Dempsey | svärdslukare | ||
| Maurice McLoughlin | eldslukare | ||
| Betty Yeaton | ormmänniska | ||
| Jan Arden | shimmydansare | ||
| Florence Jensen | fetlagd kvinna | ||
| Sailor West | den tatuerade mannen | ||
| A.J. Buster Resmondo | den lille mannen | ||
| Luce Potter | den lilla kvinnan | ||
| Bill Gentry | Freds vän | ||
| Fred Aldrich | kypare / utkastare | ||
| Maxine Gates | tung blond kvinna | ||
| Bess Flowers | kvinna på Halloweenbalen | ||
| Kit Guard | "ande" vid seansen | ||
| Joe Ploski | man i publiken som kastar tomater | ||
| Bert Stevens | hovmästare på Hotel Astor | ||
| Charles Sullivan | åskådare | ||
| Arthur Tovey | åskådare |
Companies
| Production Company | Paramount Pictures Corporation | ||
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| Copyright | Paramount Pictures Corporation | 1953-07-01 | LP2729 |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1954 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 83628 |
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| Date | 1954-01-16 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2895 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2895 meter |
| Length in minutes | 106 min |
| Reels | 12 reels |
Original work
Production location
| (komplettering) | 1953-02-17 | 1953-02-17 | ||||
| 1952-09 | 1952-10-31 |
Release dates
| First showing | 1953-07-02 | New York City, New York | USA | 106 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1954-12-06 | Palladium | Stockholm | Sweden | 106 min | |
| TV showing | 1997-05-31 | Kanal 5 | Sweden |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 3 |
| Behind the scenes prints | 2 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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