Narrator: For stardom can go to one's head. ( is playing, the audience really loves it) Micah Cover: Everything he did was an illusion that was crafted specifically to give him as much success in respectability as possible. (Next, Harry releases himself from tied belt) Micah Cover: And probably one of the best marketing geniuses. (Harry successfully released himself, the audience applauses) Micah Cover: Harry Houdini was arguably the greatest showman of all time. Narrator: A Hungarian immigrant, Houdini wowed audiences around the world by freeing himself from all kinds of death-defying scenarios. (Due to sound film wasn't popular until the mid-to-late 1920s (Specifically 1927), they use title card to understand what they say Harry says "Good evening.", Harry demonstrates how to escape death from being tied with chair) Narrator: In the 1920s, the highest paid entertainer in all of show in the business was artist named Harry Houdini. But those seemingly harmless punches had just set in motion Houdini's death clock." Transcript "A couple of sharp punches to the mid-section, and the fan walked away satisfied. However, Houdini collapsed nine days later due to septic shock of his ruptured appendix. Then the fan gave Houdini some punches, but the great magician stood strong, seemingly proving the fan right. The fan tried to claim Houdini if he was invincible to pain. He wanted to find out if the great Houdini was ever discovered. When Houdini was at his house, a fan of him walked by. He also claimed to free himself from a chair. Houdini first claimed to free himself from a straitjacket. A magician named Harry Houdini proved that he can cheat death by doing a barrage of magic tricks.
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