---
title: 'Houdini (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Marshall'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/houdini-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045886/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Houdini (1953)

1953 · 106 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Houdini is a 1953 American Technicolor biographical film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal and Berman Swarttz, directed by George Marshall, that stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. The film's screenplay, based upon the life of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, was written by Philip Yordan, based on the book Houdini by Harold Kellock. The film's music score was by Roy Webb and the cinematography by Ernest Laszlo. The art direction was by Albert Nozaki and Hal Pereira, and the costume design by Edith Head.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Yordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-yordan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [George Pal](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-pal)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hal Pereira](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-pereira), [Ernest Laszlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-laszlo), [Albert Nozaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-nozaki)
- **Editor:** [George Tomasini](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tomasini)

## Cast

- [Douglas Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-spencer)
- [Michael Pate](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pate)
- [Tudor Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/tudor-owen)
- [Peter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-baldwin)
- [Tony Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-curtis)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Oliver Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-blake)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Ernő Verebes](https://cinepixo.com/people/erno-verebes)
- [Stefan Schnabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-schnabel)
- [Lewis Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-martin)
- [Connie Gilchrist](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-gilchrist)
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher)
- [Mary Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-murphy)
- [Sig Ruman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-ruman)

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