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Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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The Grim Game (Motion picture)

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The Grim Game (Motion picture), [File B]

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Title
Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

Productions

The Grim Game (Motion picture)

The Grim Game (Motion picture), [File B]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1919
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho B (Grim game (Motion picture))
Topics
Motion pictures
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Silent films
Escape artists
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18444283
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.170
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eda163c0-39b0-013e-d921-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1919: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1919. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2fa3d00-39b3-013e-f6aa-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2fa3d00-39b3-013e-f6aa-0242ac110002

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1919). Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2fa3d00-39b3-013e-f6aa-0242ac110002

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2fa3d00-39b3-013e-f6aa-0242ac110002 | title= (still image) Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game, (1919)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 24, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Harry Houdini in the film The Grim Game