A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
Paul Michael Glaser
as Harry Houdini
Sally Struthers
as Bess Houdini
Ruth Gordon
as Cecilia Weiss
Vivian Vance
as Minnie
Adrienne Barbeau
as Daisy White
Bill Bixby
as Rev. Arthur Ford
Jack Carter
as Theo Weiss
Peter Cushing
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Nina Foch
as Reverend Le Veyne
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Superintendent Melville
Geoffrey Lewis
as Dr. Crandon
Maureen O'Sullivan
as Lady Conan Doyle
