Picture four saplings bent to the ground, each with stout rope attached, formed with a loop in the center and held down by a trigger to which is attached a large chunk of meat.
Houdini comes hurriedly toward bear trap, jumps over it and exits running.
Suddenly men appear from behind trees and pounce upon Houdini. There is a big fight but Houdini is overpowered and held to the ground by the men. The men place Houdini near center of trap; they hold him down while binding one rope after another to his hands and feet. Houdini is stretched between the four saplings. The men then rise and let Houdini’s body shoot upward.
You can guess what happens next. That’s right, Houdini releases himself, drops to the ground, and runs out in direction of lodge.
[Paraphrased from Paramount Files at Margaret Herrick Library]
This is just one of the exciting escape sequences from the “The Grim Game”.
Here are some others: