The Man from Beyond (1922)

The Man from Beyond (1922). 1h 14m | Not Rated

“…where he plays Howard Hillary, who has been frozen aboard a ship in the arctic for a hundred years. Some explorers find him, thaw him out and wake him up, and try to reintroduce him to society. Howard is obsessively in love with Felicia (Jane Connelly), but sheu0026#39;s been dead for a century. He becomes convinced that she has been reincarnated in the modern age, and heu0026#39;s determined to find her and reignite their love. He also gets entangled with people trying to swindle a fortune. Also featuring Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin Connelly, Frank Montgomery, Luis Alberni, Yale Benner, and Nita Naldi.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFrozen suspended animation and reincarnation are strange topics to blend together, but with Houdiniu0026#39;s interest in fringe theories it makes more sense. This is the first of the great performeru0026#39;s films that Iu0026#39;ve seen, and it is rather flatly filmed by director Burton L. King. The big finale at Niagara Falls is good, though. Houdini had appeared in two other films and a serial before this, and would make one more film this same year, before his tragic death in 1926.”