Movie Description
The Shell Game
(1918)Overview
New York confidence man "Silk" Wilkins ingratiates himself with millionaire Lawrence Gray, knowing Gray’s wife and daughter Zelda were lost in a flood eighteen years earlier. After promising to find Gray's daughter, Silk returns to his boardinghouse, where he finds Alice Sheldon, broke and about to commit suicide. Silk convinces Alice to pose as Zelda Gray and then notifies Lawrence via a note placed in an almond shell that he has found the lost daughter. Lawrence treats Alice so kindly that when Silk demands payment from her on Christmas morning, she refuses. Lawrence, who has overheard the conversation, enters and laughingly reveals that he had known of the frame-up all along. Grateful to Silk for finding him a wife, Lawrence writes the confidence man a large check.
Featured Crew
Cast
'Silk' Wilkins
Lawrence Gray
Zlice Sheldon
Landlady
Vocal Teacher
Mrs. Wentworth
Headwaiter
Hotel Manager
The Maestro
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Facts
Original TitleThe Shell Game
Status Released
Release Information
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1918-03-04
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 50m
Production CompaniesMetro Pictures Corporation
Genres
- Drama
