Games For Married Men (2025 Preservation Print)
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A distinctly Chicago tale of marital infidelity made by Central Cinematographers, a Chicago cine-club made up of “advanced amateurs” who met once a week to produce short narrative films.
Credits
Ed Sinnott (director); Margaret Conneely (lighting director); Bert Van Bork (camera); Emil Bilisco (contributor); Mary Ann Kuch (actor); Diane Hromek (actor); Charles Mikula (actor); Harold Hogan (actor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Notes: Chuck and Mary Ann, both married, are having an affair. Chuck gives Mary Ann a diamond necklace, followed by a key. So as to avoid suspicion from her husband Harold, Chuck tells Mary Ann that he will put the necklace in the key's corresponding locker in Union Station. Mary Ann is to give the key to her husband claiming she found it, and he will presumably get the necklace and give it to her. She does this, but her husband brings her back a cheap pocket watch instead. Mary Ann blames Chuck and calls him angrily, claiming she knows his game—meanwhile, Mary Ann’s husband has given the necklace to a woman he’s having an affair with, along with the key to fool her husband.; Locations include establishing shots of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Marina Towers, as well as one short scene shot presumably in Union Station.
Subjects: Marriage; Adultery
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Film notes: This preservation print was made in 2025, thanks to a Basic Preservation Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Cfa elements: Preservation print, 355 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43207
Notes: Chuck and Mary Ann, both married, are having an affair. Chuck gives Mary Ann a diamond necklace, followed by a key. So as to avoid suspicion from her husband Harold, Chuck tells Mary Ann that he will put the necklace in the key's corresponding locker in Union Station. Mary Ann is to give the key to her husband claiming she found it, and he will presumably get the necklace and give it to her. She does this, but her husband brings her back a cheap pocket watch instead. Mary Ann blames Chuck and calls him angrily, claiming she knows his game—meanwhile, Mary Ann’s husband has given the necklace to a woman he’s having an affair with, along with the key to fool her husband.; Locations include establishing shots of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Marina Towers, as well as one short scene shot presumably in Union Station.
Subjects: Marriage; Adultery
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Film notes: This preservation print was made in 2025, thanks to a Basic Preservation Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Cfa elements: Preservation print, 355 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43207
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08