There they meet Beatrice “Bess” Rahner, a singer also trying to break into show business.
This piques young Erik’s interest in magic, and soon he and Theo start practicing magic tricks together.Įrik and Theo bill themselves as “The Houdini Brothers” and try their act in the carnival circuit. While working to support his family, his brother Theo gives him a book on the French magician Robert Houdin. His father, Samuel, speaks to him on his deathbed, telling young Erik that he is the man of the house now. Houdini was born to a poor Jewish Hungarian family as Erik Weiss.
This is her final attempt to contact him in such a manner, and is being broadcast across the nation via radio. The story is told in flashback, as Bess Houdini attends a séance meant to contact her husband Harry Houdini, deceased for ten years. Continue searching the Collection HOUDINI (TV) SummaryĪ docudrama about the life of famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.
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