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
Letters from 1919 and The Grim Game:
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – March 7 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – April 12 1919 and April 24 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – May 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – June 9 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – June 28 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – July 12 1919
And now we look at letters from 1919 and Terror Island:
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – September 10 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – October 20 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – November 4 1919
Today, I share November 4 Letter:
Dear Q.K.
We are here for the week.
Location work go to Catalina afterwards for 2 weeks, & hope to be ready to sail for England Dec 16-19.
Best wishes to your folks in which Mrs. H joins. They say? I am the most sincere actor on this screen. And I you have never claimed actor-ability.
…
my address for while
Lasky Studios Hollywood Calif.
Best regards…
Harry Houdini
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Thanks! Houdini would have made a great Terminator robot.