May 23, 2013 - Sale 2316

Sale 2316 - Lot 60

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
HOUDINI, HARRY. Partly-printed Document Signed, stock certificate for the Houdini Picture Corporation, 5 shares to Anna Elizabeth Bowland, share number 591. 8 1/4x11 1/2 inches; some fading to signature, folds, Citizen's National Bank of Boston receipt tipped to upper edge of certificate. [New York], 18 July 1921

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After starring in several silent films, Houdini founded his own production company in 1921 and produced The Man From Beyond the following year. Despite some success in film, Houdini was never able to give up his stage appearances and his public escapes.