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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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