The Game of Life (1922 film)

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The Game of Life
Directed by G. B. Samuelson
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Produced byG. B. Samuelson
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Distributed byMoss
Release date
  • June 1922 (1922-06)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
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The Game of Life is a 1922 British silent historical film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Isobel Elsom, Lillian Hall-Davis and Dorothy Minto. [1] It was made at Isleworth Studios.

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