Paired for the first time in their five films together, Tony Curtis stars with his then wife Janet Leigh in director George Marshall’s largely imaginary 1953 biopic of the great escaper Harry Houdini, aka Erich Weiss, 1874-1926 (…) There is plenty of energy in the attractive performances and Paramount’s colourful (though heavily studio-bound) production, making this gentle, pleasing escapist entertainment (…) Curtis recalled: ‘Janet and I were just married then. They thought it would be a good teaming, and it was. It was very successful.’ — Derek Winnert