Film Screening: The Grim Game
Part of the Fall 2026 at the Harry Ransom Center collection
Overview
Join us for a special screening of the American classic silent film The Grim Game (1919), starring Harry Houdini.
See the only surviving moving image of Harry Houdini as newspaper reporter Harvey Hanford in this action-packed drama directed by Irvin Willat. This program is held in conjunction with the Ransom Center's newest exhibition, Houdini’s Library. Introduction by Dr. Eric Colleary, the Ransom Center’s Cline Curator of Theatre and Performing Arts.
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- all ages
- In person
- Doors at 10 AM
Location
Harry Ransom Center
300 West 21st Street
Austin, TX 78705
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