Houdini, the movie star

3 videodiscs (450 min.) : sound, color tinted and black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

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Portions of The master mystery no longer survive. This edition runs almost four hours, and bridges the missing passages with explanatory text
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
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
The master mystery: Photographer, Wm. A. Reinhart ; original music, Stuart Oderman ; music composers and performers, Jon C. Mirsalis, Ben Model, Stuart Oderman, Clark Wilson
Terror Island: Photographer, William Marshall ; art director, Wilfred Buckland ; original music composer and performer, Clark Wilson
The man from beyond: Original music composer and performer, Jon C. Mirsalis
The grim game: Original music composer and performer, Ben Model
Haldane of the Secret Service: Original music composer and performer, Ben Model
The master mystery: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Jack Burns, Ruth Stonehouse, Charles Graham
Terror Island: Harry Houdini, Lila Lee, Jack Brammall, Eugene Pallette
The man from beyond: Harry Houdini, Nita Naldi, Jane Connelly
The grim game: Harry Houdini, Ann Forrest
Haldane of the Secret Service: Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William Humphrey
Silent films with musical score

DVD 1: The master mystery / B.A. Rolfe presents ; Arthur B. Reeve and Charles A. Logue, authors ; Burton King, director ; produced by Octagon Films, Inc. ; released by B.A. Rolfe Productions ; [produced for video by Bret Wood] (1919 ; color tinted ; 238 min.)
DVD 2: Terror Island / Realart Pictures presents ; by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey ; adapted for the screen by Walter Woods ; directed by James Cruze (1920 ; b&w ; 55 min.)
The man from beyond / Houdini Picture Corporation ; [produced for video by Bret Wood ; written & produced by Harry Houdini ; directed by Burton L. King] (1922 ; color tinted ; 68 min.)
The master mystery (Contains the conclusion of episodes 13-15, continued from DVD 1)
DVD 3: The grim game / Licensed by the George Eastman House Motion Picture Department ; written by Arthur B. Reeve and John Grey ; directed by Irving Willat (fragment ; 1919 ; color tinted ; 5 min.)
Haldane of the Secret Service / Houdini Picture Corporation ; licensed by Cinema Arts ; produced for video by Bret Wood ; written & directed by Harry Houdini (1923 ; color tinted ; 84 min.)

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B.A. Rolfe Productions
Burns, Jack
Douris UK
Graham, Charles E., 1897-1943
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Kino International Corporation
Lee, Lila
Marsh, Marguerite, 1892-1925
Octagon Films, Inc
Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
Realart Pictures Corp
Stonehouse, Ruth, 1893-1941