Adaptation – a movie, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work
Arthur B. Reeve and Houdini worked on three silent film stories together,
- The Master Mystery (1918)
- The Grim Game (1919)
- Terror Island (1920)
And possibly a story serialized in the newspapers
- The Zanetti Mystery (1925)
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The Master Mystery silent film was adapted to a book.
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Terror Island film script was adapted to a story paper format.
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The Zanetti Mystery was planned to be adapted to a novel and movie.
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And there is now evidence that The Grim Game, was planned to be adapted to a stage play.
- Circumstantial Evidence (1924)
The common thread in all the story adaptations is Arthur B. Reeve.
Isn’t Reeve the tall guy in the photo with the a cigar standing next to Harry, both in winter hats and coats? They’re looking down at papers they’re holding.
No, you are thinking of Burton King. See the following posts:
http://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.com/?p=2193
http://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.com/?p=7638
Burton King! That’s the guy! Most of my Houdini books are stacked and boxed away right now. Looking up info means crawling thru boxes. I only keep the Silverman and Christopher book close to me.