A Dangerous Game (1922)

Drama | 25 December 1922

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Release Date:
25 December 1922
Premiere Information:
New York premiere: 17 Dec 1922
Production Date:

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Date
Copyright Number
Universal Pictures
5 December 1922
LP18466
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,087
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Gretchen Ann runs away from her foster parents but is sheltered first by Bill Kelley, a train brakeman, then by elderly oilman Pete Sebastian. After Gretchen keeps Sebastian from being duped by a medium, he sends her to a fashionable school, asking that she agree to marry him when she returns. She accepts the condition, but Sebastian releases her from the commitment when he realizes that Gretchen loves John ...

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Gretchen Ann runs away from her foster parents but is sheltered first by Bill Kelley, a train brakeman, then by elderly oilman Pete Sebastian. After Gretchen keeps Sebastian from being duped by a medium, he sends her to a fashionable school, asking that she agree to marry him when she returns. She accepts the condition, but Sebastian releases her from the commitment when he realizes that Gretchen loves John Kelley.

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AFI Life Achievement Award

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