Why so much fake information?
Harry Houdini was a man who led a remarkable life. Why are they inventing so much fake history for the "History Channel?"
Houdini was never a spy, never ran off with a traveling magician, never hired a magic store owner, never did a bullet catch for the Kaiser, never got trapped under ice, etc. WHY MAKE ALL THIS UP?
The bullet catch is terrible. First, a steel bullet would've been needed for a magnet to retrieve it -- an "expert marksman" would have noticed. Moreover, to load the type of musket he had does not require ANY wad of paper (through it would be useful for a blank to keep the charge from shifting) and NO ONE would mistake a blank for a live round. (Especially if you had just fired a live round!)
This thing is so full of holes it would've leaked more than the milk can.