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    The Grim Game

    1919 · Thriller · 1h 11m

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  1. The Grim Game is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest. The basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist, stunt performer and aviator. As the story unfolds, a series of Houdini's trademark set-piece stunts and escapes are performed.

  2. The Grim Game: Directed by Irvin Willat. With Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Ann Forrest, Augustus Phillips. 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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    • Adventure, Drama
    • Irvin Willat
    • 1919-10-12
  3. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Harry Houdini plays a young man who is wrongfully jailed for murder and murder and must escape to save his fiance. Cast & Crew. Read More. Irvin Willat. Director. Harry Houdini. Harvey Hanford. Thomas Jefferson. Dudley Cameron. Ann Forrest. Mary Cameron. Augustus Phillips.

    • Irvin Willat, Roy H. Marshall
    • Harry Houdini
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  5. The Grim Game. An accused killer (Harry Houdini) uses his amazing skills as an escape artist and magician to flee police custody and search for the men who framed him.

    • Mystery & Thriller
    • Irvin Willat
    • Dennis Schwartz
    • Harry Houdini
  6. May 20, 2022 · 1919’s The Grim Game was one of the first films after the First World War to take advantage of the several hundred stunt aviators touring the country wowing audiences with their death-defying flights.

  7. The Grim Game (1919), a carefully constructed story of a clever reporter named Harvey Hanford who arranges to frame himself for murder only to get double-crossed in the bargain, cheerfully exploited Houdini’s reputation and flair for fearless high-altitude getaways.

  8. The plot of "The Grim Game" is basically a long string of stunts, but Houdini performs them with panache, and modern audiences will enjoy this film. The story is written primarily by Arthur B. Reeve, creator of the scientific detective Craig Kennedy (who was parodied by Douglas Fairbanks as "Coke Ennyday").

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