Houdini actually performed that mid-air plane transfer. No CGI, no nets, just chaos.
Jailed unjustly for a murder he did not commit, a young man uses his amazing powers of escape to free himself and pursue the actual killers, who hold his fiancée captive.
Stunts
Houdini's handcuffed bridge jump and that plane transfer.
Practical Effects
Every escape performed live; camera couldn't hide failure.
Director
Irvin Willat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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