The Great Houdinis (1976)
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
Director: Melville Shavelson
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Paul Michael Glaser as Harry Houdini |
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Sally Struthers as Bess Houdini |
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Ruth Gordon as Cecilia Weiss |
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Vivian Vance as Minnie |
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Adrienne Barbeau as Daisy White |
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Bill Bixby as Rev. Arthur Ford |
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Jack Carter as Theo Weiss |
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Peter Cushing as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
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Nina Foch as Reverend Le Veyne |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Superintendent Melville |
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Geoffrey Lewis as Dr. Crandon |
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Maureen O'Sullivan as Lady Conan Doyle |
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Clive Revill as Dundas Slater |
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Barbara Rhoades as Margery Crandon |
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Marilyn Brodnick as Dorothy Weiss |
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Patrick Culliton as Franz Kukla |
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Richard Kennedy as Pub Policeman |
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Karin Collison as Barmaid |
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Jan Stratton as Hotel Maid |
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Jerome Thor as |
| Directing | Melville Shavelson | Director |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Benchley | Writer |
| Camera | Archie R. Dalzell | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bob Signorelli | Set Decoration |
| Art | Tracy Bousman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Matz | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Bud Klutchman | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jerry Rosenthal | Sound Editor |
| Editing | John Woodcock | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Cavin | Hairstylist |