Houdini overboard box escape

This excerpt from "High Lights of the Strenuous Career of Harry Houdini, Edited and Compiled by Houdini's Brother Hardeen" shows Houdini performing an overboard box escape on June 30, 1917 in Westport, Connecticut.
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[asimpson]

The middle board, the one his arm reaches through pulls inside of the crate. He slips out the missing plank area between the ropes and pulls it back into place once outside.

[OckGal]

Those legs could totally crack a walnut, could they not?? :D I don't think I could take these videos if they had sound. I can't even imagine the level of awesomeness that would add to already awesome videos.

[ovidbrandy]

The sequence from 2:52 to 3:22 seems unrelated— apparently from a different event or from cinematic footage. The box underwater lacks the affixed cylinders of pig iron seen above water, and the arms that reach out from the box have shirt sleeves even though he entered the crate with arms bare.

[Mr.H-YT]

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[chefjosesoto]

He probably escaped from under the box while they were tying it and he waited under the bridge and he would swim to where the box was lowered

[DavidGurrney]

I would not argue with Houdin over a parking space😂😂😂😂😂

[contatorobsonvianna]

Filmagem debaixo da água naquele tempo?

[chefjosesoto]

So this video has been edited by his brother therefore... isn't a real escape well it isn't cause he is a "magician/trickster"

[chyraxion]

so hows he do it, i was thinkiing has to be some some escape door

[delosangeles]

Who is here after Eminem's song Houdini😂