The Great Houdinis

October. 08,1976      NR
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Paul Michael Glaser as  Harry Houdini
Sally Struthers as  Bess Houdini
Ruth Gordon as  Cecilia Weiss
Vivian Vance as  Minnie
Adrienne Barbeau as  Daisy White
Bill Bixby as  Rev. Arthur Ford
Jack Carter as  Theo Weiss
Peter Cushing as  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Nina Foch as  Reverend Le Veyne
Wilfrid Hyde-White as  Superintendent Melville

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