A Game of Wits

A Game of Wits
A Game of Wits
Directed by	Henry King
Written by	Daniel F. Whitcomb
Starring	Gail Kane ; Lew Cody ; George Periolat
Cinematography	John F. Seitz
Production; company	American Film Company
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	November 5, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated October 27, 2025

A Game of Wits is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Gail Kane, George Periolat, and Spottiswoode Aitken.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Cast

Gail Kane as Jeannette Browning
George Periolat as Cyrus Browning
Spottiswoode Aitken as Silas Stone
Lew Cody as Larry Caldwell

References

↑ Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 166
↑ King, Henry (1995). Henry King, director : from silents to ʼscope. Directors Guild of America. p. 26.

Bibliography

Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2

External links

A Game of Wits at IMDb

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[1] Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 166

[2] King, Henry (1995). Henry King, director : from silents to ʼscope. Directors Guild of America. p. 26.

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