The Shell Game (1918)
The Shell Game (1918)
"What is a shell game?" In this case Almond shells enter into the plot which is concerned with the schemes of a confident man de luxe.
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.

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Cast

Joseph Kilgour Joseph Kilgour As: 'Silk' Wilkins
Henry Kolker Henry Kolker As: Lawrence Gray
Emmy Wehlen Emmy Wehlen As: Zlice Sheldon
Ricca Allen Ricca Allen As: Landlady
Donald MacBride Donald MacBride As: Vocal Teacher
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: "What is a shell game?" In this case Almond shells enter into the plot which is concerned with the schemes of a confident man de luxe.
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: No Language

Release Date: 04 March 1918

Country: US

Runtime: 50m

Company Credits

Company: Metro Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Joseph Kilgour

Joseph Kilgour

'Silk' Wilkins

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Lawrence Gray

Emmy Wehlen

Emmy Wehlen

Zlice Sheldon

Ricca Allen

Ricca Allen

Landlady

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Vocal Teacher

Fanny Cogan

Fanny Cogan

Mrs. Wentworth

Hugh Jeffrey

Hugh Jeffrey

Headwaiter

Richard Thornton

Richard Thornton

Hotel Manager

Clarence Heritage

Clarence Heritage

The Maestro

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Production Crew

Maxwell Karger

Maxwell Karger

Supervising Producer

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Other Crew

Eugene Gaudio

Eugene Gaudio

Cinematography

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