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The Grim Game

The Grim Game

19196.01h 11m

Overview

Jailed unjustly for a murder he did not commit, a young man uses his amazing powers of escape to free himself and pursue the actual killers, who hold his fiancée captive.

Directed by Irvin Willat
Written by Walter Woods, Irvin Willat
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Top Cast

Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

Harvey Hanford

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Dudley Cameron

Ann Forrest

Ann Forrest

Mary Cameron

Augustus Phillips

Augustus Phillips

Clifton Allison

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Richard Raver

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Dr. Harvey Tyson

Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Ethel Delmead

E

Edward Martin

Police Reporter

Jane Wolfe

Jane Wolfe

Hannah

G

George Cowl

Themes & Keywords

kidnappingkillerescape artist

About The Grim Game

The Grim Game is a adventure, drama film released in 1919 exploring themes of kidnapping, killer, escape artist. Directed by Irvin Willat, it stars Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Ann Forrest. Jailed unjustly for a murder he did not commit, a young man uses his amazing powers of escape to free himself and pursue the actual killers, who hold his fiancée captive.

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