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Harry Houdini: Friends
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Houdini attempted to protect his escapes through patent, and then copyright, but ultimately found that his only true friend was trade secret. As he developed increasingly intricate escapes -- escapes that could not be easily imitated -- he kept the full secrets of the escapes to himself. Of course, he employed assistants, but he made certain that none of them knew all of the details. As an extra precaution, he made each of them sign a non-competition and non-disclosure agreement. In this way, he was able to develop and retain rights to the escape called "Upside Down in the Water Torture Cell," and many others.
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One has the feeling that the Wilbur Wright machine was part of some separate syndicate and that there was some friendly collaboration between Houdini and the persons involved in it. Perhaps it was merely shared enthusiasm. The articles throw no light on the matter. The name of Banks was “Rolf C. Banks”.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an enthusiastic Spiritualist, claimed that some of Houdini's own incredible feats were accomplished through psychic or supernatural powers. This infuriated Houdini, and at one time caused a break in his longstanding friendship with Doyle.
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Sixty Years of Psychical Research by Joseph F. Rinn, Truth Seeker Co., 1950, Rinn was a long time close friend of Houdini. Contains detailed information about the last Houdini message (there are 3) and its disclosure.
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