Young Harry Houdini
Brief Synopsis
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A fictionalized account of the magical events that transformed the life of famed escape artist, Harry Houdini, when he was a youngster. After a performance, Houdini describes to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle how, at age 12, he ran away from home to join a traveling show to learn how to become a magician. U
Cast & Crew
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James Orr
Director
Rita Zohar
Billy Mccomb
Wil Wheaton
Lee De Broux
Alan David Gelman
Film Details
Also Known As
Disney Sunday Movie (03/15/87)
Genre
Drama
Fantasy
Release Date
1987
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A fictionalized account of the magical events that transformed the life of famed escape artist, Harry Houdini, when he was a youngster. After a performance, Houdini describes to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle how, at age 12, he ran away from home to join a traveling show to learn how to become a magician. Under the tutelage of Dr. Grimaldi, the show's impresario, and Grimaldi's Indian assistant, the boy's curiosity about the supernatural is sparked and he is instilled with the confidence he'll need to become a world-famous performer.
Director
James Orr
Director
Cast
Rita Zohar
Billy Mccomb
Wil Wheaton
Lee De Broux
Alan David Gelman
Jeffrey Demunn
Oliver Muirhead
Val Bettin
Ross Harris
Barry Corbin
Kerri Green
J C Quinn
Michael Alldredge
Phil Brock
Mark Lonow
Mike Pniewski
J Reuben Silverbird
Jose Ferrer
Arlee Reed
Bob Stephens
Roy Dotrice
Tony Becker
Sean Mcclory
Byrne Piven
Crew
Jim Cruickshank
Screenplay
Jim Cruickshank
Producer
Robert Estrin
Editor
Lee Holdridge
Music
Norman Hollyn
Editor
C Michael Korian
Set Decorator
Susan B. Landau
Executive Producer
Paul Lohman
Director Of Photography
Pat Mitchell
Sound
James Orr
Producer
James Orr
Screenplay
Edie Panda
Hair
Carol Schwartz
Makeup
James Shanahan
Art Director
William Ware Theiss
Costume Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Disney Sunday Movie (03/15/87)
Genre
Drama
Fantasy
Release Date
1987
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 15, 1987
