The Man from Beyond

The Man from Beyond

Harry Houdini (1874-1926) swims river in scene from The Man from Beyond, 1921.
Directed by Burton L. King
Written by Harry Houdini, Coolidge Streeter
Distributed by Houdini Picture Corporation
Release date(s) April 2, 1922
Running time 74 min
Country  United States
Language English

The Man from Beyond is a 1922 film starring Harry Houdini as a man found frozen in arctic ice who is brought back to life.

Plot

A man named Howard Hillary is found frozen for a hundred years in the arctic ice and is thawed out and awoken. After his awakening he insists that a young woman, Felice, is his fiancée from a century before. Hillary is admitted to a mental institution, but later escapes and realizes that he is not in his own time and that Felice is actually the descendant of his own Felice from a century ago. Hillary joins her in searching for her father, who has been abducted.

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