I recently went through a Houdini scrapbook compiled by Houdini’s personal friend, Quincy Kilby, and thought I would share items related to his movies in chronological order.

Previously we looked at letters from 1918 and the Master Mystery:

• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – June 14 1918
• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – July 14 1918
• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – October 7th 1918
• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – October 27 1918
• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – November 7 1918
• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – November 14 1918
• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – December 15 1918

And now we look at letters from 1919 and The Grim Game:

• Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – March 7 1919
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Today, I share a March 7th Letter:

My Dear Q.K.,

…

We expect to leave for Los Angeles in 6 weeks as I have signed with Jesse Lasky for a feature picture.

So you see I am drifting away from vaudeville, and with the exception of my European dates have no plans re a return.

If I do not give my own show, will very-likely return to Hippodrome, unless I remain in pictures, and now you know all my plans.

Houdini

Related:

• Arrange for Houdini to Make Own-Story Features (and be directed by Burton King) [Moving Picture World, March 8, 1919]