The great escape artist Harry Houdini starred in five silent films in the early 20th century, but one considered among his best was long considered lost. Next month, The Grim Game (1919) will have its ...

Houdini's 100th anniversary fuels an Austin surge, from a UT Ransom Center exhibit to a séance play and new book release.

Harry Houdini was the world’s greatest escape artist, famous for breaking free from handcuffs, prison cells, and seemingly impossible restraints. But before his death in 1926, he made one final ...

A rare collection of tools and tricks used by legendary magician Harry Houdini for seemingly inexplicable escape acts — including handcuffs and neck and leg shackles — are now on display a century ...

NEW YORK CITY -- The Houdini Museum of New York in Manhattan unlocks the life of the greatest magician and escape artist who ever lived. Harry Houdini, whose real name was Erich Weiss, was most ...

Dorothy Dietrich with her partner, fellow magician Dick Brookz at their Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pa. Photo: Jim Graham. A bust of the magician Harry Houdini at the Houdini Museum in downtown ...