Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

July 04, 2017 | 45 min

In addition to the insight provided by performers who knew Vernon, including Max Maven, Herb Zarrow, John Carney, Jackie Flosso, Ricky Jay, Steve Freeman and Persi Diaconis, it was an important opportunity for Vernon's children, Edward and Derek Verner, to share their own thoughts and feelings about their father, the magician. It also featured black-and-white silent footage of a younger Vernon demonstrating sleight-of-hand which we had converted and professionally retouched for the film. While the film was very well received, it was only available briefly for purchase as a VHS cassette, which was subsequently pirated. The film pops up regularly online, always low-quality copies of copies shared without any credit to those who made the project possible.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Dai Vernon

Naomi Scott

Ricky Jay

Naomi Scott

Max Maven

Naomi Scott

Herb Zarrow

Naomi Scott

John J. Carney

Naomi Scott

Jackie Flosso

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