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Houdini--le maître du mystère / Vilá. – Vintage Print

Houdini--le maître du mystère / Vilá., Paris : Daude Frères, [191-] — vintage poster
Houdini--le maître du mystère / Vilá., Paris : Daude Frères, [191-]. Vintage poster from the Astrology & Magic collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare vintage poster captures Houdini--le maître du mystère / Vilá. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This French poster promotes *Houdini, le maître du mystère*, the French title for the 1919 Universal serial *The Master Mystery*, in which Harry Houdini played a detective pursuing a criminal gang. The escape artist was at the height of his fame, and the film let audiences see his daring stunts on screen rather than only on stage. The poster was printed in Paris by Daude Frères, a firm that produced many of the color film posters circulating in France in the 1910s and early 1920s. Its bold hand-drawn style reflects how such posters were designed to catch the eye of passersby on city streets.

Created / publishedParis : Daude Frères, [191-]
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreMotion picture posters 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920.
NotesPromotional goal: Fr. K84. 191- MacManus-Young Collection.
SubjectsHoudini, Harry,--1874-1926--Performances. Magicians--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,159 × 1,470 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216083

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