A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Shell Game
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by George D. Baker

Cast: Emmy Wehlen [Alice Sheldon / Zelda Gray], Henry Kolker [Lawrence Gray], Joseph Kilgour [‘Silk’ Wilkins], Fanny Cogan [Mrs. Wentworth], Ricca Allen [the landlady], Hugh Jeffrey [the head waiter], Richard Thornton [the hotel manager], Clarence Heritage [the maestro], Donald MacBride [the vocal teacher]

Metro Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by George D. Baker, from the short story “Good Will and Almond Shells” by Kenneth S. Roberts. Production supervision by Maxwell Karger. Cinematography by Eugene Gaudio. Presented by Metro Pictures Corporation. / © 25 February 1918 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP12099]. Released 4 March 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 November 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.