Houdini, the movie star
(DVD)

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Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AVCLASSIC HOUOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Adventure.
Aircraft accidents -- United States -- Drama.
Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Inventors -- United States -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
Motion picture film collections.
Science fiction films.
Silent films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Undercover operations -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings.

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Published
New York : Kino International, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (450 min.) : sound, color tinted and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329056322, 00738329056322

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Portions of The master mystery no longer survive. This edition runs almost four hours, and bridges the missing passages with explanatory text.
General Note
The master mystery originally released as a motion picture in 1919 ; Terror Island originally released as a motion picture in 1920 ; The man from beyond originally released as a motion picture in 1922 ; The grim game originally released as a motion picture in 1919 ; Haldane of the Secret Service originally released as a motion picture in 1923.
General Note
Special features: DVD 1: An examination of scenes deleted by the New York Censor Board; image gallery; new film notes ; DVD 2: Correspondence with the NY Censor Board; image gallery; new film notes ; DVD 3: Filmed records of Houdini escapes (1907-ca. 1923); the illusion "Metamorphosis, " performed by Houdini's brother Hardeen; 1914 audio recording of Houdini introducing his "Water Torture Cell; " "Slippery Jim:" 1910 comedy short inspired by Houdini; image gallery; new film notes.
Creation/Production Credits
The master mystery: Original music, Stuart Oderman ; music composers and performers, Jon C. Mirsalis, Ben Model, Stuart Oderman, Clark Wilson.
Creation/Production Credits
Terror Island: Photographer, William Marshall ; original music composer and performer, Clark Wilson.
Creation/Production Credits
The man from beyond: Original music composer and performer, Jon C. Mirsalis.
Creation/Production Credits
The grim game: Original music composer and performer, Ben Model.
Creation/Production Credits
Haldane of the Secret Service: Original music composer and performer, Ben Model.
Participants/Performers
The master mystery cast: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Jack Burns, Ruth Stonehouse, Charles Graham.
Participants/Performers
Terror Island cast: Harry Houdini, Lila Lee, Jack Brammall, Eugene Pallette.
Participants/Performers
The man from beyond cast: Harry Houdini, Nita Naldi, Jane Connelly.
Participants/Performers
The grim game cast: Harry Houdini, Ann Forrest.
Participants/Performers
Haldane of the Secret Service cast: Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William Humphrey.
Description
The master mystery: Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbared wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber.
Description
Terror Island: A swashbuckling inventor steers his high-tech submarine to a forbidden tropical isle to rescue the father of the woman he loves.
Description
The man from beyond: Howard Hillary is a man frozen in the Arctic. He returns to civilization 100 years later to reclaim the love of his life, reincarnated in the body of a young woman.
Description
Haldane of the Secret Service: Heath Haldane is an undercover operative assigned to infiltrate a band of counterfeiters within the dark alleys of New York's Chinatown.
Description
The grim game: Cameras captured an unplanned incident: two planes colliding in mid-air. The footage was so spectacular that the script was revised to integrate it into the plot.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Silent films with musical score.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Houdini, H., Marsh, M., Burns, J., Stonehouse, R., Graham, C. E., Lee, L., Brammall, J., Pallette, E., Naldi, N., Connelly, J., Little, A., Leslie, G., Humphrey, W., Oderman, S., Wilson, C., Mirsalis, J. C., Model, B., Wood, B., Rolfe, B. A. 1., Reeve, A. B. 1., Logue, C. A., King, B., Grey, J., Cruze, J., & Willat, I. (2008). Houdini, the movie star . Kino International.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harry Houdini et al.. 2008. Houdini, the Movie Star. New York: Kino International.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harry Houdini et al.. Houdini, the Movie Star New York: Kino International, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Houdini, H., Marsh, M., Burns, J., Stonehouse, R., Graham, C. E., Lee, L. and Brammall, J. et al (2008). Houdini, the movie star. New York: Kino International.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Houdini, Harry, et al. Houdini, the Movie Star Kino International, 2008.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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