
After Henry Dawson and Robert Harwell quarrel at Elaine Huntington's garden party, Henry disappears and Robert is accused of murder. Although Robert is found guilty and sentenced to death, Elaine, who loves him, believes he is innocent and does everything in her power to help him.

Garfield Thompson, Edward J. Montagne, Tom Terriss
United States

The celluloid landscape of 1918 was often a playground for moralistic fables and high-stakes melodrama, but few films from the Vitagraph stable carry the peculiar, haunting resonance of A Game with Fate. Directed with a keen eye for tension by Tom Terriss, this production serves as a harrowing exploration of the...
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" The celluloid landscape of 1918 was often a playground for moralistic fables and high-stakes melodrama, but few films from the Vitagraph stable carry the peculiar, haunting resonance of A Game with Fate. Directed with a keen eye for tension by Tom Terriss, this production serves as a harrowing exploration of the fragility of truth and the terrifying momentum of a legal system fueled by appearances. The Hubris of the Intellectual Wager At the heart of the narrative is Robert Harwell..."


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