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A Game of Wits (1917)

A Game of Wits poster
Directed by
Henry King
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman and a man compete in a clever contest of tricks and deception. The stakes rise as personal feelings get involved.

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What happens

A Game of Wits is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Gail Kane, George Periolat, and Spottiswoode Aitken. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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