David Copperfield bought a poster for Houdini's silent film The Grim Game for what is a new record price for a Houdini poster at auction: $67,166.
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Copperfield buys Houdini poster for record price
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John,
Do you know if there are there other examples of this poster out there or is this specimen unique?
Do you know if there are there other examples of this poster out there or is this specimen unique?
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Dustin Stinett wrote:John,
Do you know if there are there other examples of this poster out there or is this specimen unique?
I believe there is one other on display at Roger Dreyer's Houdini Museum of New York.
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Re: Copperfield buys Houdini poster for record price
That's probably more than it cost to make the film and it's gross at the box office combined.