The Grim Game (1919)

Directed by

Irvin Willat

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 11m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Harry Houdini plays a man who is repeatedly chained up and imprisoned by his enemies. He escapes using his skills as an escapologist and performs daring stunts, including a mid-air plane collision. The film ends with him being reunited with his fiancée.

suspensefuldaringaction-packednostalgicstunt-drivenfast-pacedthrillingsilent-era

What happens

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. When his tormentors chain him up and imprison him on numerous occasions, Houdini escapes. The film concludes with a climactic mid-air collision following an aircraft pursuit. Following the collision, Houdini is reunited with his fiancée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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