When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly ...

Harry Houdini had issued a challenge to every magician ... He became famous for escaping from handcuffs, cells and straitjackets – sometimes in front of thousands – but copycats sparked ...

The greatest magician, illusionist, and escape artist of all time, Harry Houdini ... reveals the honor and esteem Houdini held his father in. A pair of handcuffs is seen in the ''House of Houdini ...