The Grim Game (1919) |
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| Director(s) | Irvin Willat |
| Producer(s) | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Silent Films |
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Harry Houdini
(as Harvey Hanford)
Tully Marshall
(as Richard Raver)
Arthur Hoyt
(as Dr. Harvey Tyson)
Mae Busch
(as Ethel Delmead)
The Grim Game Overview:
The Grim Game (1919) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Irvin Willat and produced by Jesse L. Lasky.
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The Grim Game (1919, Irvin Willat)
Some of The Grim Game is spent on Harry Houdini’s illusions. The film puts Houdini, playing a reporter, in various tight spots where he has to escape from one thing or another. By the third act of the film, Houdini’s escapes aren’t even the focus–though there is a fantastic m... Read full article
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The person jumping from one plane to the other is not Harry Houdini, it was a stuntman named Robert Kennedy (other sources say it was actor/stuntman Monte Blue). When news of the mid-air collision of the planes made headlines, Houdini cheerfully offered a reward to anyone who could prove that it was not him doing the stunts. Of course, he failed to mention that it really wasn't him performing the feat.
The mid-air collision was accidental; the story was revised to incorporate it.