JRobert

..certainly not one of their best, but ok in color and the musical numbers and songs hold up today. Ya gotta be a fan of Fred and Ginger to really like this one. Two sparring pardners is the story... and musical interludes...in pretty colors!. Period. That's pretty much it. But as an entertaining film with songs "You Cant Take That Away From Me"...and how about the "I Have Shoes With Wings"...the super-effects number as Fred has that magic dancing touch..and delivers. Again, not a super-musical. But a fun color musical with two of the best dancers the movies ever had.... and together again..

..since he is and has been an amateur magician, Curtis was perfect to portray Houdini, the master magician and above all.. the master escape artist! A beautiful technicolor film that has the atmosphere of vaudeville and showbiz of the day, it invokes the mystery of the great showman's lifestyle and his unusual death on Halloween. Janet Leigh,as Houdini's wife, Bess, adds to the fun... and for those that love magic and magicians, this will satisfy you. The early life, the escapes from ropes, chains and jail cells the world-over, from the icy waters of rivers and lakes, it is all here. Slicked up naturally not so much to educate us, but to entertain.. ...!