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Title:The Man From Beyond


Date: 1922
Type: Drama / Sci-Fi
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent
Director: Burton L King
Producer: Harry Houdini

Comment
A man (Harry Houdini) who has been frozen in ice for 100 years is brought back to life and meets the woman who he thinks is the love of his life but is actually a distant relative. This is an unusual film that was written, produced and starred Harry Houdini. On one level it is a man coming to terms with waking up after 100 years, but it also has philosophical overtones. The pacing is uneven and there are lots of wordy intertitles, but there is one escape scene and also a long scene where he is saving Jane Connelly from going over Niagra Falls.

Actors

Harry HoudiniHarry Houdini
Jane Connelly
Arthur Maude
Albert Tavernier
Nita NaldiNita Naldi
Erwin Connelly
Frank Montgomery
Luis AlberniLuis Alberni
Yale Benner

Oscars

None
Production

Houdini Pictures Corp