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The Lesson

"The Lesson" is no wild-eyed sensation no sex story, nor a blood-curdling melodrama: it is a comedy of "real folks."
May 1, 1918 · 50m
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Drama
Romance

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Constance Talmadge
Helen Drayton
Tom Moore
Chet Vernon
Walter Hiers
'Tub' Martin
Herbert Heyes
John Galvin
Joseph W. Smiley
Henry Hammond
Dorothy Green
Ada Thompson
Lillian Rambeau
Mrs. Hammond
Christy Walker
Harriet Reeves
Directed by Charles Giblyn

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Select Pictures Corporation
Country
US

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