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6.8/10   12 votes
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Director:
Irvin Willat
Writers:
Arthur B. Reeve (story) and
John Grey (story) ...
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Release Date:
12 October 1919 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
CryFi is right--this is just a film fragment. more

Cast

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Harry Houdini ... Harvey Hanford
Thomas Jefferson ... Dudley Cameron
Ann Forrest ... Mary Cameron
Augustus Phillips ... Clifton Allison
Tully Marshall ... Richard Raver
Arthur Hoyt ... Dr. Harvey Tyson
Mae Busch ... Ethel Delmead
Edward Martin ... Police Reporter
Jane Wolfe ... Hannah (as Jane Wolf)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:50 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent

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Trivia:
The person jumping from one plane to the other is not Houdini, it was a stuntman named Robert Kennedy. When news of the mid-air collision of the planes made headlines, Houdini cheerfully offered a reward to anyone who could prove that that was not him doing the stunts. Of course, he failed to mention that it really wasn't him performing the feat. more

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CryFi is right--this is just a film fragment., 16 May 2009
3/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

I recently saw this as a DVD extra included with the film HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE. Both films star Harry Houdini but THE GRIM GAME is only a film fragment today--the rest of it no longer exists. While I have enjoyed the reviews of both reviewers who have already reviewed this film, I really must agree with CryFi's review--and it reflects that most of the original film is gone AND gives nice information about the film.

As for me, I can't see giving the fragment anything more than a 3. Although the clip is pretty good, there really isn't a coherent story and it is really just an excuse by Houdini and the film makers to use some accidental footage involving an air tragedy. It is funny to realize that Houdini took credit for the mid-air stunts he didn't even perform.

This film is essentially a curio for history teachers, magic lovers and film historians. It is NOT a film that is coherent or worth seeking out because it only is a piece of a longer film.

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