Houdini: The Movie Star (Kino) [3 DVD9s]

Houdini: The Movie Star (Kino) [3 DVD9s]
Classics | 1.33:1 | Black & White | Dolby Digital | English Intertitles
3 Full Original DVD Images (.ISO) + 600dpi Scans = >21.2GBs | 1GB RARs | NL/FSe/FSo

By the year 1919, Harry Houdini was known throughout the world as a master magician and escape artist. Having conquered the stage, he set out to rule the screen, appearing in a series of thrillers built upon his almost supernatural powers. Culled from film archives and private collections, this Kino DVD set includes all of Houdini's surviving films as an actor, rare footage of actual handcuff and straitjacket escapes, and a wealth of historical information.

DVD 1:

THE MASTER MYSTERY
U.S. 1919 Color Tinted 238 Min.
Directed by Burton L. King
Screenplay by Arthur B. Reeve
and Charles Logue

THE? MASTER MYSTERY is continued
on DVD 2 of this collection.

SPECIAL FEATURES
• An examination of scenes deleted by the New York Censor Board
• Image gallery
• Detailed film notes



DVD 2:

TERROR ISLAND
U.S. 1920 B&W 55 Min.
Directed by James Cruze
Written by Arthur B. Reeve & John Grey

THE MAN FROM BEYOND
U.S. 1922 Color Tinted 68 Min.
Directed by Burton L. King
Written & Produced by Harry Houdini

This DVD contains the conclusion of THE MASTER MYSTERY
Episodes 14 - 15, continued from DVD 1

SPECIAL FEATURES
• Correspondence with the NY Censor Board
• Image gallery
• Detailed film notes



DVD 3:

THE GRIM GAME (fragment)
U.S. 1919 Color Tinted 5 Min.
Directed by Irving Willat
Written by Arthur B. Reeve and John Grey

HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE
U.S. 1923 Color Tinted 84 Min.
Written & Directed by Harry Houdini

HARRY HOUDINI ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
from the Collection of George Eastman House Motion Picture Department.
Additional footage courtesy of the Larson-Casselton Collection

SPECIAL FEATURES
• 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
• Detailed film notes

DVDs:
DVD RELEASE: 2008
STUDIO: Kino
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
COLOUR: Black & White/Tinted
AUDIO: Musical accompaniment in Dolby Digital mono
INTERTITLES: English

Extraction:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: 3 Full Dual-Layer DVDs
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO (Image)
FILE SIZE: 7.57/7.56/6.07GBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI PDF): 16MBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI TIFF): 402MBs
TOTAL DVD FILE SIZE: 21.2GBs