Houdini portrait by Orson Welles |
The Welles story has the authority of that incomparable historian of both magic and spycraft, Barton Whaley. Whaley sets the scene in his masterpiece, Turnabout & Deception:
Click to enlarge. Then, he reveals the method used by Welles: Next week: newly uncovered evidence about the real relationship between Welles and Houdini. RELATED: HOUDINI & ORSON WELLES HARRY'S HEROES: CAGLIOSTRO HOUDINI IN PARIS CAGLIOSTRO & ORSON WELLES THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE: HOUDINI, CAGLIOSTRO & ORSON WELLES IN PARIS THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE, THE FRENCH REVOLUTION & HOUDINI |