it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the first or only performer to do handcuff escapes, he would take the act to a new level ...

Houdini "wasn't a card man by any stretch of ... He became famous for escaping from handcuffs, cells and straitjackets – sometimes in front of thousands – but copycats sparked a transition ...

A pair of handcuffs which once belonged to Harry Houdini were found to have been altered to allow the legendary escapologist to easily unlock them The secret behind Harry Houdini's incredible ...

Toscha Fay Sponsler took that idea literally—leading police on a chase after slipping out of handcuffs and stealing their car, no less. After a shoplifting arrest in 2017, Sponsler’s Houdini ...

Harry Houdini is remembered today for his legendary escapes and illusions, but he also had a lifelong obsession with the paranormal. After dabbling in fake seances himself, Houdini made ...

Fresh off his growing fame as “The Handcuff King,” Houdini’s daring feats were crowd-pullers, and in that year, he performed one of his most famous escapes—this time, from shackles while ...