My Grandfather actually met Harry Houdini several times while working circus tours and acts on the road . I remember him telling me about him my gramps said in a nutshell he was a very intelligent ,mysterious man and when he spoke you wanted to soak up everything he said he really admired him a lot and he was quite approachable not snobbish I’ve read many of his books ever since!

Born in Eastern Germany behind the Iron Curtain, my Dad (born in 1915) told me about Houdini when I was a child. World famous! Thanks for this documentary :)

"He used ordinary EVERYDAY household objects." Goes on to list a straitjacket. I'm sure your average closet has a few hanging around.

Well having recently had a ruptured appendix and the incredible pain there in Houdini is absolutely an inspiration to me. I love his saying "my brain is the key that sets me free ".... rest in peace Harry

There are magicians, and then there’s Houdini. Houdini was and always will be the greatest

Harry once said that "his greatest escape was leaving Appleton Wisconsin". Being from Wisconsin, i find it my favorite quote.

Named my cat after him. He can escape the house .He can open doors with round knobs. Oh my drinks seem to just go empty.

You’re a wizard harry!

I have always been obsessed with Harry Houdini....he was a master of self mind control...

One of my mother's favorite sayings was "What do I look like, Houdini?". And then I watched an old movie about him.

That sword swallowing is really amazing, no trickery, it IS actually a real blade (obviously not sharpened on the edge), and it IS going where it looks like it's going. Getting it wrong can be fatal.

that was AWESOME 👌.. really good, istory.. Houdini was the real deal HUGE RESPECT.

I'm always fascinated by Houdini and his dedication to his craft. I also very much enjoyed this program being narrated by Alan Davies :)

Houdini was pure magic. An awesome force to be reckoned with.

Alan Davies added immeasurably to the overall entertainment of this presentation.

Fantastic timeline story!☺️🤗

For sure one of the best history channels on YT👍🧠

Nice... I've got this great original book from the 40's called "The Secrets of Harry Houdini". The man was brilliant, is the only way to describe the level of thought that went into his work. Not only in terms of his theatrical work, but also the work he put into debunking and exposing charlatan 'spiritualists' that were praying on those gullible enough to believe them.

Houdini was the one every other magician measured themselves too!!

I noticed Copperfield didn't talk about his prized possession a book on witchcraft. But then most people don't believe in real magic. Thanks for this show man who was without the aid of the supernatural

I was most impressed with David Copperfield's collection of Houdini memorabilia. The only recording of his voice was awesome.

This Man Was An Extraordinary Human Being That Was Born With A Gift Of Extreme Fortune To Be Not Just A Magician, But The Stardom That Came With It With Alot Of Class and Dignity! He Was A Star Before There We're Genuine Star Heros! Love You Always Harry! 💖💖🌟🌟💖💖

Excellent! Thanks for posting!

Fascinating.

Idk why but that lady swallowing the sword really got my attention.

I so appreciate the host of this series how you got in to their real life and helps us understand where they're coming from you added and measurably to this show thank you for sharing...

What a talented human being

I enjoyed the episode. Nicely explained.

Great video!

I love Alan doing or attempting to do some of the acts. Hats off to him for that.

Good video. Thank you!

I'd like to add #Houdini is also credited for giving Joseph Frank Keaton the nickname 'Buster,' after seeing him fall down the stairs in a hotel as a small boy. #TheMoreYouKnow #BusterKeaton

This guy fascinates me

Great video..interesting always.

I gave it a thumbs up for Allen’s cold bath! Serious business!

Wonderful - thank you! and thanks to David Copperfield for sharing your collection

I wonder how those two youths who punched him in the stomach felt when Houdini died.🤨

Each master has its masters, Harry was one of them 🙏

I am watching from Papua New Guinea and I admired the feat of Harry Houdini. I have a book titled Magic and Spirit depicting Houdini's magic tricks which he claimed was physical and not spiritual.

Lovely documentary

Very interesting well done 👍

amazing facinating love it

God bless you Betty

Someone please let Mr Davies know to get that lump on his back checked . and great episode!

Obsessed with Harry Houdini

All those people taking pictures in Times Square must have been very disappointed when they figured out this guy was just demonstrating how Houdini looked in a straight jacked and not actually performing an escape 😂

I am intrigued by Harry.

AMAZUNG

My great uncle is Walter B. Gibson They met on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, NJ in the early 10's (If I remember correctly). Walter was an aspiring magician and Harry became sort of a mentor. Walter was left with the role of Leader in the seance of Harry Houdini by Bessy Houdini. Walter held the mantle until retiring and handing it off too arguably the greatest female magician ever. Family friend of Bessy and Harry. He was in attendance for the Lincoln assassination trial as a court reporter. Created 'The Shadow' the first comic book super hero.

i saw a while back some guy went into a pawn shop with the straitjacket that belonged to Houdini the one he used to escape from underwater.

Love Harry Houdini !

#THETRUTHSTANDSALONE🌹🌹🌹 Thanks4sharing ❤️❤️❤️

24:30 Alan Davies is that guy that just asks his smartest friend everything when he doesn’t know the answer

With all the places used for this video, it is surprising that at no time was there a sequence at Houdini’s grave. Especially so since it is in. Glendale Queens, at Machpelah cemetery and visible from the public street. The seance used to be held there on Halloween. And urban legend has it that it still does. While it is not true, it still. Brings forth many that want to witness it. I can attest to this as I served on the NYPD Auxiliary and served a tour on Halloween at his grave. During that evening, the patrol. I was with we’re not allowed a key to the main gate, so I put the lock in to make it appear closed and locked. During the evening, we would tour around the entire cemetery grounds also insuring that nothing untoward would happen to any of the mausoleums with stained glass Tiffany windows would be disturbed either. When returning back to the chapel building around midnight we heard a group of people at the gate. We secured ourselves behind a maintenance building and waited. We. Then heard the distinct sound of the gate opening, they had discovered the unlocked lock. The proceeded to enter the cemetery, came through the carriage way of the chapel and just as one started to step on the grass of The Weiss family plot,II a commanding voice called out” Stop Right There!” This. Caused the group to begin acting as though they were the “Scooby Doo “ cartoon characters. While most were able to be restrained quickly, one decided o try to run. I ran after and caught him before he could reach the gate. I then had to. Call through. The police command central for backup assistance from the regular Police force members. In calling this in, at first the dispatcher was understandably surprised as they were not informed of the detail, and asked me to repeat the request. And the location. While I did not have the street address, I gave the exact name of the cemetery, and the exact location of the entrance. Not only did the Auxiliary patrol lieutenant ( who had the gate key) show up but two patrol. Ars and the local civilian observation patrol. Naturally, I charged all of them with trespass and while I could not directly ticket them on the crime, my brothers in the force including the watch Sargent did. I can only think that how this happened was inspired by Harry and in his way made sure that his family was taken care of. It also gave me the best Halloween story ever. Thanks Harry.

R.I.P.🙏❤

great

Seance? Houdini spent a lot of time disproving quackery like this.

Fun fact houdini visited Australia in 1910 and made first powered Aircraft flight in exotic Diggers Rest Victoria stay safe cheers

Gostei desta biografia...um homem que no fim da sua vida pode dizer com orgulho ...Eu lutei, Eu Vivi, Eu Busquei, Eu Venci" ...Houdini buscou sonhos e ideias a palavra nunca existiu ...mas acabou afogado numa ilusão! A vida de um mágico muito há frente do seu tempo...viver e desafiar a vida na linha ténue com a morte!! Talvez desafios se todos os limites ...para ter as luzes da ribalta, perfeição e ocultar fraquezas e desilusão!!

Biography that gave me an insight of the greatest magician.

The guy was so genius

Lol I know it wasn't intentional but I enjoyed the 4000 people plus 100 journalists remark.

Wish I could escape all the adverts

the ice bath made me lmfao

Makes light to the reality that behind the camera nothing is impossible .the value of shock and awe are gone .moon shots best example of our new semi realty

i remember same 1970's doing card trick's

Good grief it's absolutely crammed with ads!!!

Harry Houdini the greatest illusionist of ALL time

Great magician

I mistook it for an episode of Jonathan Creek.

its amazing how general population connects instantly name Houdini with magic, while magicians dont at all, and last tghingts that comes to their minds in connection with Harry Houdini is magic. And thats ANY form of magic, not big in mentalism, in stage illusions, and especially close up, magic, he had nothing to do almost with cards, coins, ropes etc. Perhaps you can call some of his routines stage illusions but they are not that. All he did was escapology, in all kind of formats.

I've always admired the man. Named my jeep after him

While watching the Houdini video, it was interrupted twice by an ad saying. "If you want bigger balls use this product"! I thought this was truly gross! Please do not show such gross material. It was offensive!!!!

The movie was great whit Tony Curtis I love it

I'm so jealous of that guy with houdinis original artifacts. I would do almost anything to just be in there for a day 😩

The guy who punched Houdini should have served time in prison , such an A** !

@20:00 how is the bath bot over flowing! Lol

I wonder how the boy that punched him to death felt

His father was a rabbi? Didn't know that.

he was quite the showman.

Everyone I know has a human sized milk can and a straight jacket, totally everyday things... Still the man certainly new how to make a show.

Timeline is taking over my life. Please send help

Harry Houdini did the first on screen Crowd Surfin

In our current Tik Tok video era, he'd be the archetypal overnight success.

Love the video you know I had a friend who passed away a couple of decades ago but when we were adolescence and when I went to his promise his grandfather or great grandfather was there and he was a man who was known as The mighty Adam I think he might have been in his 90s with talking about 1972 and he took a man put him on a chair lifted the man into the air with one hand using one leg of the chair sky was in his 90s he used to be able to bite nails in half break chains with his chest yes the mighty Adam but what I wanted to say was I would have thought I would have liked to have seen David Blaine as a person who they would have introduced as the modern day Houdini more so than the David Copperfield although I think David Copperfield was more you know like they said with the huge sign with his name on it you know more into that kind of a presence where David Blaine I think his magic was better but not as gigantic as far as props go sincerely us, above the blind bedroom guitarist

With fine Docs like this one, 1 hr isn't enough. Nice coverage. I thought it was a funny moment, just before they were going to prepare him for an escape or the straight jacket, he was having trouble getting his shirt unbuttoned. No one's perfect!

It's the podcast guy!

The ads keep getting interrupted by Houdini Documentary so annoying as l really love those forthright American bland US adverts

7:10 what a Goddess!

Was that Bath part really necessary..?

How did you get so close to Stonehenge - it's usually blocked off

Harry Houdini died at my age.. so young.

How do y’all find this information?

Harry Houdini looked like Marco Pierre White.

20:13 lol this guy

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOUDINIS ABSOLUTE CAKES IN THE PHOTO

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Houdini the GMOAT.

Thumbnail Houdini lookin identical to Cole Hauser from Higher Learning.

I very much enjoy Copperfield's work, but every time I see the "museum", I get angry that this stuff isn't displayed publicly. That seriously needs to change at some point.