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A Game of Wits is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry King released in USA on 5 november 1917 with Gail Kane
A Game of Wits (1917)
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Add to a movie listA Game of Wits est un film muet américain, réalisé par Henry King, sorti en 1917.
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Jeanette Browning entend que Silas Stone, un vieux renard de Wall Street, la demande en mariage à son père en paiement de ses dettes, ce qui le sauverait de la ruine. Contre son accord, son père reçoit un chèque.Actors
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