Available from http://www.world-of-magic.co.uk <br />By the year 1919 Harry Houdini was known throughout the world as a master magician and escape artist. Having conquered the stage he set out to rule the screen appearing in a series of thrillers built upon his almost supernatural powers. Culled from film archives and private collections this Kino DVD set includes all of Houdinis surviving films as an actor rare footage of actual handcuff and straitjacket escapes and a wealth of historical information. <br />THE MASTER MYSTERY (1919 238 Min. Color Tinted) <br />TERROR ISLAND (1920 55 Min. BampW) <br />THE MAN FROM BEYOND (1922 68 Min. Color Tinted) <br />HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1923 84 Min. Color Tinted) <br />THE GRIM GAME (Fragment 1919 5 Min. Color Tinted) <br />DVD 1 <br />THE MASTER MYSTERY <br />U.S. 1919 Color Tinted 238 Min. <br />Directed by Burton L. King <br />Produced by B.A. Rolfe <br />Screenplay by Arthur B. Reeve <br />and Charles Logue <br />Featuring Harry Houdini <br />Marguerite Marsh Jack Burns <br />Ruth Stonehouse Charles Graham <br />Music by Stuart Oderman <br />Produced for video by Bret Wood <br />Licensed by Douris UK Ltd. <br />THE MASTER MYSTERY is continued on DVD 2 of this collection. <br />SPECIAL FEATURES <br />An examination of scenes deleted by the New York Censor Board <br />Image gallery <br />Detailed film notes <br />DVD 2 <br />TERROR ISLAND <br />U.S. 1920 BampW 55 Min. <br />A Paramount-Artcraft Release <br />Directed by James Cruze <br />Written by Arthur B. Reeve amp John Grey <br />Photographed by William Marshall <br />Featuring Harry Houdini Lila Lee <br />Jack Brammall Eugene Pallette <br />Music composed and performed by Clark Wilson <br />Preserved by the Library of Congress <br />THE MAN FROM BEYOND <br />U.S. 1922 Color Tinted 68 Min. <br />Houdini Picture Corporation <br />Directed by Burton L. King <br />Written amp Produced by Harry Houdini <br />Featuring Harry Houdini <br />Nita Naldi Jane Connelly <br />Music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis <br />Preserved by the Library of Congress <br />This DVD contains the conclusion of THE MASTER MYSTERY Epis
