Houdini - 1951

Tony Curtis teams up with his wife at that time (Janet Leigh) to play perhaps one of the hardest roles of his career- Harry Houdini. It is sad that Curtis and Leigh learned all the magical stunts from real magicians and performed them by themselves. Everytime I see Leigh in a movie all I can think about is Pyscho! but this role fit her talents I think. Wonderful color and sets for a 50's movie and overall I was pleasantly suprised. 3.5 stars. I loved learning about Houdini's life and I did some fact checking after the movie to see if it was factual- and the director did a pretty good job of making the movie a true biography of Houdini's life. Not sure the rating- but it is G. No swearing or anything. I cannot find a trailer for this one. If you have instant NF I would recommend this show. There is something fun and innocent about this movie it that really makes it worth your time. Houdini had a passion for what he did and he was good at it. Perhaps the underlying message is to have a goal and don't ever stop working towards that goal. Almost a 4 star movie for me actually- I have no problems recommending this show.