The Grim Game (1919 film) - Directed by Irvin Willat - Full Movie

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, who hold his fiancée captive.

The Grim Game is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest.[1] 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.

Directed by: Irvin Willat
Screenplay by: Walter Woods
Story by: Arthur B. Reeve, John Grey
Produced by: Jesse L. Lasky
Starring: Harry Houdini, Ann Forrest, Augustus Phillips, Tully Marshall, Arthur Hoyt
Cinematography: Frank M. Blount
Production company: Famous Players-Lasky
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: August 25, 1919
Running time: 71 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)
Budget: $200,000