But just as he was being raised from the stage, one of the cables loosened and twisted, causing the heavy stocks to shift and fracture his ankle. For example, pain from the blows might have made Houdini unaware he was suffering from appendicitis, thus delaying him from seeking medical treatment.While performing at the Capitol Theater in Albany, New York, Houdini was being locked in the stocks and preparing to be hoisted upside-down over the Torture Cell.
It is regarded not medically possible for an appendix to rupture from such blunt force trauma, but the blows may have been a factor in his decline. The exact connection (if any) between the punches and the appendicitis is not known. His appendix had ruptured, and he died a week later (on Halloween!) of peritonitis. He did one more show, during which he passed out. He declined surgery (which may have saved his life). When he finally saw a doctor, he had a high fever and acute appendicitis. Houdini suffered great pain for the next two days. Houdini replied in the affirmative and the student suddenly delivered several blows to his abdomen-before Houdini could prepare for them. One of them asked him if it were true that he could withstand punches to his stomach. We will probably never know the full truth.īackstage before a show in Montreal, Houdini was visited by a couple students. His actual death was less dramatic, but more mysterious. Houdini successfully performed the “Chinese Water Torture Cell” (its actual name) hundreds of times and it had nothing to do with his death. The dying Harry vows to his weeping wife that he will come back from beyond the grave.
Houdini is revived, but it is too little, too late. The tank is smashed open with an axe, flooding the stage with water. However, Houdini struggles and loses consciousness underwater.
His feet are locked in stocks and he is plunged head first into the tank. However, during his next show, the rowdy audience demands he perform it, as it had been advertised for the show. His wife, knowing how dangerous the trick is, begs him not to do it and he agrees not to. Houdini builds a spectacular “Pagoda Torture Chamber,” a tank that somewhat resembles a phone booth filled with water. The most riveting scene in the movie is the final one, which depicts how Houdini died. One of the reasons why his fame has endured for over a century is the boost he received from the 1953 movie, Houdini, in which Tony Curtis played the title role. He died almost 100 years ago, and he is still the most famous magician who ever lived. It’s almost impossible to overstate how famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini was.
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