Death Defying Acts <HD>
: Mary’s daughter and sidekick, who provides the "ground work" for their psychic scams. 📽️ Media and Adaptations
: The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine explores the author's journey with a traveling sideshow and her relationship with her mother. A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine | Excerpt
: A novelization of the film was written by Greg Cox . Death Defying Acts
: To ensure validity, Houdini locks his mother's last words in a letter inside a bank safe, to be opened only during a public psychic experiment. 🎭 Characters and Themes
: A beautiful but deceptive medium whose initial goal of theft is complicated by a growing romance with Houdini. : Mary’s daughter and sidekick, who provides the
: Mary McGarvie ( Catherine Zeta-Jones ) and her daughter Benji ( Saoirse Ronan ) attempt to con him by gathering intelligence to "channel" his mother.
: Obsessed with contacting his deceased mother, Houdini offers a $10,000 reward to any psychic who can reveal her final words. : To ensure validity, Houdini locks his mother's
: Houdini’s protective manager who remains suspicious of Mary's intentions throughout the film.