Many times he would challenge the police to lock him up however they could on the street, then he’d jump in a nearby river and emerge totally free. Houdini’s signature stunt was escaping handcuffs. When he burst from his coffin minutes later he would regurgitate the needles, threaded with the cotton! No Handcuffs Could Hold Him In one trick, he swallowed needles and thread and then had himself buried alive on stage. He became obsessed with tricks, performing them in both closed theaters and as open publicity stunts. Known to shrug off straitjackets, slip out of handcuffs, and wriggle out of ropes, Houdini began his journey of facing mortal danger head-on while wondering how he could make the task harder.Īs Houdini’s name and prowess grew, so too did his arsenal of illusions.
Houdini may not have had the card skills to impress fellow tradesmen, but his talent for escape seemed unparalleled. Known as the “King of Cards” for a short while, fellow magicians saw Houdini as a man with some skill, but nothing that truly impressed them. A child immigrant from Hungary, the man who would become known as Harry Houdini got his start in the entertainment world in 1891 traveling with a circus of strongmen.
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