The Wonderful World of Disney

31x20 Young Harry Houdini

Air Date: 1987-03-15

Runtime: 60 minutes

Overview: This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to become a locksmith. But he ran away and joined the traveling show of Dr. Grimaldi, where he learned the tricks of a magician and a little mystery from his Indian assistant, too.