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Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in Houdini le grand magicien (1953)

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Houdini le grand magicien

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Director

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  • George Marshall
    George Marshall

Writers

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  • Philip Yordan
    Philip Yordan
    screenplay
  • Harold Kellock
    Harold Kellock
    book

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    Harry Houdini
  • Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    Bess Houdini
  • Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    Otto
  • Angela Clarke
    Angela Clarke
    Angela Clarke
    Harry's Mother
  • Stefan Schnabel
    Stefan Schnabel
    Stefan Schnabel
    German Prosecuting Attorney
  • Ian Wolfe in Barney Miller (1975)
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    Malue
  • Sig Ruman in Men in Her Diary (1945)
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    Schultz
  • Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    Dooley
  • Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    Mrs. Shultz
  • Malcolm Lee Beggs
    Malcolm Lee Beggs
    British Jail Warden
  • Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    Mr. Hunter
  • Barry Bernard
    Barry Bernard
    Insp. Marlick
  • Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    Simms - Reporter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • John Alban
    John Alban
    John Alban
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • John Albright
    John Albright
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Eric Alden
    Eric Alden
    Eric Alden
    Sailor
    (uncredited)
  • Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    Bouncer
    (uncredited)
  • Elsie Ames
    Elsie Ames
    Entertainer
    (uncredited)
  • Jan Arden
    Jan Arden
    Shimmy Dancer
    (uncredited)
  • Nick Arno
    Nick Arno
    Entertainer
    (uncredited)
  • Walter Bacon
    Walter Bacon
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Peter Baldwin in Au-delà du réel (1963)
    Peter Baldwin
    Peter Baldwin
    Fred - Bess' Escort
    (uncredited)
  • Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    Comic Piano Player
    (uncredited)
  • John Barton
    John Barton
    Observer at Ice Show
    (uncredited)
  • Mary Bayless
    Mary Bayless
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    Coney Island Barker
    (uncredited)
  • Billy Bletcher in The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (1997)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    Italian Basso
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Bradley in The Monkees (1965)
    Paul Bradley
    Paul Bradley
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • John Breen
    John Breen
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Loren Brown
    Loren Brown
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    German Magistrate
    (uncredited)
  • Boyd Cabeen
    Boyd Cabeen
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Donald Chaffin
    Donald Chaffin
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Cherney
    Dick Cherney
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Cliff Clark
    Cliff Clark
    Barker
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    Doorman
    (uncredited)
  • Bud Cokes
    Bud Cokes
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Cristo
    Paul Cristo
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Roy Damron
    Roy Damron
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Jim Davies
    Jim Davies
    Heckler
    (uncredited)
  • Louise De Carlo
    Louise De Carlo
    Dance Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Daniel De Jonghe
    Daniel De Jonghe
    Desk Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Marion Dempsey
    Marion Dempsey
    Sword Swallower
    (uncredited)
  • Helen Dickson
    Helen Dickson
    Helen Dickson
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Don Dunning
    Don Dunning
    Heckler
    (uncredited)
  • Norma Jean Eckart
    Norma Jean Eckart
    Girl in Astor Guillotine Act
    (uncredited)
  • "Big Moments from Little Pictures" Will Rogers, Billy Bletcher 1924 Hal Roach Studios
    Billy Engle
    Billy Engle
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Fred Essler in Benny Goodman (1956)
    Fred Essler
    Fred Essler
    Officious Man
    (uncredited)
  • Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    Guest at Halloween Magician's Ball
    (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Guest at Halloween Magician's Ball
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Fogel
    Charles Fogel
    Official
    (uncredited)
  • Curt Furberg
    Curt Furberg
    Courtroom Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Esther Garber
    Esther Garber
    Esther's Girlfriend
    (uncredited)
  • Jon Gardner
    Jon Gardner
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Maxine Gates
    Maxine Gates
    Maxine Gates
    Heavy Blonde Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Slim Gaut
    Slim Gaut
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Bill Gentry
    Bill Gentry
    Fred's Friend
    (uncredited)
  • Joanne Gilbert
    Joanne Gilbert
    Joanne Gilbert
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Jody Gilbert in Batman (1966)
    Jody Gilbert
    Jody Gilbert
    Fat Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Gilbert
    Joe Gilbert
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Arthur Gould-Porter
    Arthur Gould-Porter
    Alhambra Manager
    (uncredited)
  • Kit Guard
    Kit Guard
    Kit Guard
    'Spirit' at Seance
    (uncredited)
  • Henry Guttman
    Henry Guttman
    Master of Ceremonies, Berlin Nightclub
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Haines
    Robert Haines
    Magician's Assistant
    (uncredited)
  • Alec Harford
    Alec Harford
    Assistant
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Guest at Halloween Magician's Ball
    (uncredited)
  • Grace Hayle
    Grace Hayle
    Grace Hayle
    Woman Who Screams
    (uncredited)
  • Len Hendry
    Len Hendry
    Stagehand
    (uncredited)
  • Lars Hensen
    Lars Hensen
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Hines
    Harry Hines
    Barker
    (uncredited)
  • Tex Holden
    Tex Holden
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • George Huggins in Le Roi du fouet (1950)
    George Huggins
    George Huggins
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Jerry James
    Jerry James
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Jaquet
    Frank Jaquet
    Frank Jaquet
    Mr. Brown - Foreman
    (uncredited)
  • Tor Johnson in Les monstres se révoltent (1956)
    Tor Johnson
    Tor Johnson
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Kreig
    Frank Kreig
    Stagehand
    (uncredited)
  • Ethan Laidlaw in Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • William W. Larsen
    William W. Larsen
    Guillotine Act
    (uncredited)
  • Lyle Latell in Deux nigauds démobilisés (1947)
    Lyle Latell
    Lyle Latell
    Calcott
    (uncredited)
  • Mike Mahoney
    Mike Mahoney
    Bell Captain
    (uncredited)
  • Lewis Martin
    Lewis Martin
    Lewis Martin
    Editor
    (uncredited)
  • Thomas Martin
    Thomas Martin
    Sideshow Spectator
    /Man in Audience
    (uncredited)
  • Billy McCoy
    Billy McCoy
    Carriage Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Clyde McLeod
    Clyde McLeod
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • William Meader
    William Meader
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Russell Meeker
    Russell Meeker
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    Headwaiter
    (uncredited)
  • Mary Murphy
    Mary Murphy
    Mary Murphy
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Hal Neiman
    Hal Neiman
    Barker
    (uncredited)
  • Anton Northpole
    Anton Northpole
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Monty O'Grady
    Monty O'Grady
    Monty O'Grady
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Tudor Owen in Ma cousine Rachel (1952)
    Tudor Owen
    Tudor Owen
    Blacksmith
    (uncredited)
  • Mabel Paige in L'Heure du crime (1947)
    Mabel Paige
    Mabel Paige
    Medium
    (uncredited)
  • John Pedrini
    John Pedrini
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Ralph Peters
    Ralph Peters
    Ralph Peters
    Prisoner
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Ploski
    Joe Ploski
    Joe Ploski
    Man in Audience Throwing Tomato
    (uncredited)
  • Luce Potter
    Luce Potter
    Little Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Gilman Rankin
    Gilman Rankin
    Gilman Rankin
    Fire Chief
    (uncredited)
  • Les Raymaster
    Les Raymaster
    Observer at Ice Show
    (uncredited)
  • Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Waclaw Rekwart
    Waclaw Rekwart
    Courtroom Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • A.J. Buster Resmondo
    A.J. Buster Resmondo
    Little Man
    (uncredited)
  • John Rice
    John Rice
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • John Roy
    John Roy
    John Roy
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Lawrence Ryle
    Lawrence Ryle
    German Judge
    (uncredited)
  • Danny Sands
    Danny Sands
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Scott Seaton
    Scott Seaton
    Scott Seaton
    Observer at Ice Show
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Shannon and Beverly Tyler in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Richard Shannon
    Richard Shannon
    Miner
    (uncredited)
  • Leslie Sketchley
    Leslie Sketchley
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Spencer
    Bert Spencer
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Ray Spiker in Les fous du roi (1949)
    Ray Spiker
    Ray Spiker
    Stagehand
    (uncredited)
  • Norman Stevans
    Norman Stevans
    Norman Stevans
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    Maitre d' - Hotel Astor
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Sullivan in Destination Tokyo (1943)
    Charles Sullivan
    Charles Sullivan
    Audience Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Arthur Tovey
    Arthur Tovey
    Audience Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Blaine Turner
    Blaine Turner
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    Prof. Allegari
    (uncredited)
  • Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    Master of Ceremonies
    (uncredited)
  • Audrey Washburn
    Audrey Washburn
    Contortionist
    (uncredited)
  • Betty Yeaton
    Betty Yeaton
    Contortionist
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Frank Freeman Jr.
    Frank Freeman Jr.
    associate producer
  • George Pal
    George Pal
    producer

Composer

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  • Roy Webb
    Roy Webb

Cinematographer

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  • Ernest Laszlo
    Ernest Laszlo
    director of photography

Editor

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  • George Tomasini
    George Tomasini

Art Directors

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  • Albert Nozaki
    Albert Nozaki
    art director (as Al Nozaki)
  • Hal Pereira
    Hal Pereira

Set Decorators

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  • Sam Comer
    Sam Comer
  • Ray Moyer
    Ray Moyer

Costume Designer

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  • Edith Head
    Edith Head

Makeup Department

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  • Wally Westmore
    Wally Westmore
    makeup supervisor

Production Management

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  • C. Kenneth Deland
    C. Kenneth Deland
    production manager (uncredited)
  • Andrew J. Durkus
    Andrew J. Durkus
    production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Michael D. Moore
    Michael D. Moore
    assistant director

Art Department

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  • Robert Goodstein
    Robert Goodstein
    props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Gene Garvin
    Gene Garvin
    sound recordist
  • Harry D. Mills
    Harry D. Mills
    sound recordist (as Harry Mills)

Visual Effects

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  • Gordon Jennings
    Gordon Jennings
    special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Guy Bennett
    Guy Bennett
    second camera operator (uncredited)
  • Loomis Dean
    Loomis Dean
    still photographer (uncredited)

Costume Department

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  • Joan Joseff
    Joan Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Richard Mueller
    Richard Mueller
    color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

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  • Sidney Cutner
    Sidney Cutner
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Gil Grau
    Gil Grau
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • George Parrish
    George Parrish
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Ethmer Roten
    Ethmer Roten
    musician: flute (uncredited)
  • Leo Shuken
    Leo Shuken
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Van Cleave
    Van Cleave
    orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Joseph Dunninger
    Joseph Dunninger
    technical advisor (as Dunninger)
  • George L. Boston
    George L. Boston
    technical advisor (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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