Master of Ceremonies, Berlin Nightclub (uncredited)
Alec Harford
Assistant (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Barker (uncredited)
Jerry James
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Mr. Brown - Foreman (uncredited)
Tor Johnson
Strongman (uncredited)
Frank Kreig
Stagehand (uncredited)
William W. Larsen
Guillotine Act (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Calcott (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Bell Captain (uncredited)
Lewis Martin
Editor (uncredited)
William Meader
Reporter (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mary Murphy
Girl (uncredited)
Hal Neiman
Barker (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Mabel Paige
Medium (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Prisoner (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Man in Audience Throwing Tomato (uncredited)
Luce Potter
Little Woman (uncredited)
A.J. Buster Resmondo
Little Man (uncredited)
Lawrence Ryle
German Judge (uncredited)
Richard Shannon
Miner (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Stagehand (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Maitre d' - Hotel Astor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Audience Extra (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Prof. Allegari (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gil Warren
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Audrey Washburn
Contortionist (uncredited)
Betty Yeaton
Contortionist (uncredited)
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Trivia
The movie contains several factual errors, the most telling of which is the dramatization of Harry Houdini's death. In the film he almost drowns in the torture tank trick and dies on the stage in the arms of his wife. In real life he was punched in the stomach by a college student who had heard that Houdini could withstand any blow without harm. This did, indeed, rupture his appendix. He later collapsed on stage, was taken to the hospital and died there.
Harry Houdini's real name was Weiss (the German word for the color white), and he is played here by Tony Curtis, whose real name is Schwartz (schwarz is the German word for the color black).
Near the end, when Bess is in the empty theatre, begging Harry not to do the trick, she is clapping. You can hear the loud claps, although she is wearing gloves on both hands. You would never hear the claps, only muted thuds.
Close-up of front page of Variety shows two photos of Houdini making elephant disappear; in era when this story was set, Variety never ran photos, except in ads.
When Houdini is doing the "levitation" trick on the stage, watch as Tony Curtis passes the hoop around Janet Leigh's body: twice you can see the split in the hoop "catch" on the lifting frame behind her body.
Harry Houdini: I hadn't prepared anything for tonight, but perhaps I have something that will amuse you. So if you'll get a couple of broomsticks, I'll get my wife - and we'll see what we can do.