A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.
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- TriviaAs part of the film's promotion, Houdini challenged any producer to film a "greater thrill than the Rescue Scene at the Brink of Niagara Falls," offering to pay $5,000 if they succeeded, as announced in the 20 Oct 1922 Variety.
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Dr. Crawford Strange: Hillary clings tenaciously to his theory that he and Felice loved each other in a former life. Only a rank materialist like me would remain skeptical.
François Duval: Our personal beliefs are of no importance. The great teachers of the Earth, Zoroatser down to Moses and Christ, those who have made civilizaion possible, have taught the immortality and progression of the soul... Reincarnation!
- ConnectionsEdited into Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
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Schmaltzy Melodrama but worth a look! On DVD
I've been a Houdini fan since I was a kid, so when I ran across this movie on VHS I bought it. This is the story of a man frozen in time and coming to life to find himself finding his soul-mate about to marry a man after her money. He must convince her that she's making a mistake and show the fiancé up for the villain he is. During the course of the movie, Houdini shows us some of the escapes he was famous for.
While I agree with the comments that this movie is overly melodramatic, most of the silents of that era were. Yes, it's got all the overly-exaggerated gestures and wide-eyed looks.
In spite of this, I watched with fascination as Houdini, the man who help audiences in the palm of his hand, hammed it up through this movie. A great actor, he's not. But for most of us, it's the only chance we'll ever have to see the Great Houdini. Most magicians can out-perform him now, but in his heyday, he was the one and only.
As Houdini's only appearance on DVD, you can find this rare gem at Amazon, or Deep Discount DVD.
While I agree with the comments that this movie is overly melodramatic, most of the silents of that era were. Yes, it's got all the overly-exaggerated gestures and wide-eyed looks.
In spite of this, I watched with fascination as Houdini, the man who help audiences in the palm of his hand, hammed it up through this movie. A great actor, he's not. But for most of us, it's the only chance we'll ever have to see the Great Houdini. Most magicians can out-perform him now, but in his heyday, he was the one and only.
As Houdini's only appearance on DVD, you can find this rare gem at Amazon, or Deep Discount DVD.
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- WhoDub
- Dec 8, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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