Houdini Museum Owners Behind Effort To Restore, Share Rare Film

• Published in: The tribune (Scranton, Pa. 1990)
• Main Author: McAuliffe, Josh
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scranton, Pa The Times-Tribune 22.03.2015
• Subjects: Brookz, Dick; Dietrich, Dorothy; Houdini, Harry; Schmidlin, Rick; Weeks, Larry; Scranton, PA
• ISSN: 1062-5844

"Over the years, we tried to convince him, 'This would be a good thing for you, [Larry Weeks]. People would love you for it,'" Ms. [Dorothy Dietrich] said. "He said, 'Everyone knows I have it.' But everyone didn't know he had it. The people who did know knew he wasn't going to share it." "I said, 'You know Larry, none of us are getting any younger. We all are writing our own history. You need to tell people who you are and what you want them to remember you for. Don't you want to be the guy to give this to magicians and people?'" she said. "We were sure (the film) would be gone. Because we would ask, 'Larry, who's got the will? If you die, what if the landlord confiscates everything?'" "It's not lost anymore," Mr. [Rick Schmidlin] said. "It's by far [Harry Houdini]'s best film. And it's his most entertaining film. It's a non-stop action potboiler. Good entertainment. Even if you're not into silent films per se, this is a good way to watch a silent film."