A very sweet biopic of the famous escape artist - I assume hugely fictionalised. Gorgeous photography, sets and costumes and Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh are extremely likeable in the leads. They are young a fresh faced and their chemistry works a treat.
Curtis is clearly trying and gives a good performance. Leigh is lovely. No one else gets much of a look in. Michael Pate pops up as a heckling Brit. Connie Gilchrist, who soon went to Oz to play in Long John Silver, is in it as well.
George Pal should have done more biopics. I guess tom thumb and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm fall into that category. Directed with typical unobtrusive skill by George Marshall.
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