Exploring the lesser-known acting career of legendary magician Harry Houdini, this collection compiles four action movies from the 1910s and 1920s: THE MASTER MYSTERY, TERROR ISLAND, THE MAN FROM BEYOND, and HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE. HOUDINI - THE MOVIE STAR also features exclusive footage of the master escapologist's greatest stunts and a five-minute segment from the 1919 feature THE GRIM GAME.

DVD Features:

3-Disc Set
Text/Photo Galleries:
Additional Text - Detailed film notes
Image gallery

DISC 1:
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - An examination of scenes deleted by the New York Censor Board

DISC 2:
Text/Photo Galleries:
Additional Text - Correspondence with the NY Censor Board

DISC 3:
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Material - Audio recording of Houdini introducing his "Water Torture Cell"
Additional Footage - 1. Filmed records of Houdini escapes (1907-ca. 1923)
2. The Illusion "Metamorphosis" performed by Houdini's Brother Hardeen (1914)
Bonus Shorts - SLIPPERY JIM (1910)

Harry Houdini: Actor/Magician
Lila Lee: American Actress
Nita Naldi: Silent Film Actress

Harry Houdini: Actor/Magician
Burton King: Director
James Cruze: American Director/Actor
Irvin Willat: Director/Director of Photography/Actor/Silent

"As much as HOUDINI THE MOVIE STAR is a portrait of the artist, it also valuably demonstrates how the ideas in the French pulp serials of Louis Feuillade came to roost in the American model."