Houdini wrote, produced and starred in two of his feature films; he wrote a number of treatments – plots for potential productions; and he self-published several of these treatments. *
This post continues a series of posts where I summarize (or share tidbits about) the film treatments he wrote:
- The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini (1917)*
- The Man From Beyond (1921)
- Haldane of the Secret Service or Mysterious Mr. Yu (1921)*
- Frizzo––Master Magician (1921)
- YAR, THE PRIMEVAL MAN (1921)*
- Il Mistero di Osiris or The Mystery of the Jewel (1921)*
- The Great Tontine (unpublished)* [Tom Boldt Collection (TBC)]
- The Monster (unpublished)* [TBC]
- The Vulture (unpublished)* [TBC]
- Floating Through Space (unpublished)* [TBC]
- Blood Brothers (unpublished) [TBC]
- Out of the Shadows (unpublished) [HHCE Collection]
* “Film Treatment” can be found in Patrick Culliton’s book, Houdini’s Strange Tales – A Collection of fiction by the legendary Harry Houdini [1992]
Originals have sold for $325 (2/2014), $400 (6/2018) and $200 (10/2018) at Potter & Potter auctions.
Today, we look at, Yar, THE Primeval Man, courtesy of John Cox at WildAboutHoudini.com
Note: The pen-and-ink portrait of Houdini was done by Elcock. Also, there is a reprint put out by the Houdini Family Collection. Below is my copy:
Teaser for next week (courtesy of Harry Ransom Center):
Thanks for the links. LOVE the teaser. 🙂