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The Lesson
The Lesson
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The Lesson

1918
50m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1918

Runtime

50m

Storyline

""The Lesson" is no wild-eyed sensation no sex story, nor a blood-curdling melodrama: it is a comedy of "real folks.""

Bored by the slow pace of life in her little home town, Helen Drayton rebels when her friends and relatives assume that she will marry her friend and escort, Chet Vernon. Helen is so anxious to experience life in the big city that she falls in love with visiting New York architect John Galvin almost immediately after his arrival. Several weeks later, the two marry and move to New York, where, after a series of painful experiences, Helen finally realizes John's selfishness.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
May 1, 1918
Languages
No Language
Director
Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn
Production
Select Pictures Corporation
Select Pictures Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Constance  Talmadge

Constance Talmadge

Helen Drayton

Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Chet Vernon

Walter Hiers

Walter Hiers

'Tub' Martin

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

John Galvin

Joseph W. Smiley

Joseph W. Smiley

Henry Hammond

Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

Ada Thompson

Lillian Rambeau

Mrs. Hammond

Christy Walker

Harriet Reeves

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