Stone walls and chains do not make a prison . - for Houdini, Antique Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Stone walls and chains do not make a prison . - for Houdini. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1898 Created by Famous Players - Lasky Corporation. the McManus-Young Collection. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Houdini followed his performance in The master mystery with the Grim game the first of two films that he made for Famous Players. That company had been founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor and merged in 1916 with Jesse L. Laskys Feature Play company. Soon Famous Players would merge with the distribution company Paramount Pictures Corporation. As the film industry expanded Houdini attempted to adapt his daring escapes to the screen. Houdini Harry 1874-1926: Performances. Magicians. Magic. Ball & chain. Prisons. Towne E. O. (Edward Owings) b. 1869..

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