Last week, I did a post on searching for the Terror Island Underwater Box Escape Footage that by all accounts appeared on the “You Asked For It” show in 1953.

So now all I had to do is find that footage. I was hopeful that it would appear on the “You Asked For It” Rare TV Magic Acts (McIIhany) (4 DVD Set) and I was not disappointed.  George Pal Houdini Films appears on Volume One:

Below is part of the transcript:

George Pal: Hi Art!

Art Baker: Howdy!

Pal: We are just about to air.

Baker: Fine, we appreciate you taking time to answer…Here is a young magician and he wanted to see a film of the great Houdini himself.  Have anything for him?

Pal: Well Art in doing the research for Paramount’s new technicolor picture “Houdini” I ran across an old movie called “Terror Island”.  It has been made in 1920 [1919].

Baker: 20!

Pal: And it stars the real Houdini in person.

Baker: Huh!

Pal: So if you are ready, we can show one of his famous underwater escapes.

Baker:  Fine!

Pal: Okay Terry put on the first one.

And below are snippets of the underwater box escape footage from “Terror Island”:

Credits: William McIIhany (whm)