Houdini: The Man from Beyond Press Book
$20.00
Houdini’s 1922 press book for his film “The Man from Beyond”
Exact facsimile of the first edition
Houdini ad layouts, lobby photos, and posters
Biographical essays
Features, story ideas, and promotional tactics
Endorsements, critiques, and plot summaries
Escape challenges
Houdini cartoons
Newly scanned and meticulously restored
20 pp.
Saddle-stitch binding
8.25 x 11.75 in.
Glossy cover
High-quality coated text pages
The Houdini Picture Corporation sent this fascinating press book to cinemas nationwide to help local newspapers easily promote Houdini’s 1922 film “The Man from Beyond” with pre-written articles and camera-ready ad layouts. You’ll enjoy a glimpse behind the scenes of Houdini’s publicity campaigns as you explore the large-format pages filled with ad layouts, lobby photos, posters, biographical essays, feature articles, story ideas, promotional tactics, endorsements, reviews, plot summaries, escape challenges, Houdini cartoons, and more.
Our carefully produced facsimile features an attractive outer cover in color, with the original black-and-white version inside for maximum historic accuracy, and we’ve produced the interior pages high-quality satiny paper for optimum reproduction.
