![]() ![]() The film shows Houdini being lowered into Long Island Sound, at what is now Longshore. The escape took pace on June 30, 1917, during a Red Cross And Allied War charities drive at Lewis’s home. Now - thanks to a letter at David Copperfield’s International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts - the back story is known. It covers all things Houdini.įor nearly a century, the date and location of the film - edited by the magician/ stunt performer’s brother Hardeen - has been a mystery. ![]() The information comes from John Cox’s “W ild About Harry” blog. On the “Westport, Connecticut: Old Photos from the Westport of Our Youth” page, Colabella - the young Representative Town Meeting member who was not even alive when the Longshore bathhouses were torn down - posted what is said to be the only surviving film of Houdini doing his “overboard box escape.” Lewis’ private estate.īut now - thanks to Facebook - you can see both. You’ve also probably never seen a movie of Longshore, back in the day when it was Frederick E. You’ve probably never seen a movie of Harry Houdini. ![]()
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