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The Family Skeleton

The story of a struggle against heredity and the awakening of a soul through faith and love.
Mar 31, 1918 · 50m
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Comedy

PLOT

Wealthy young Billy Bates's greatest fear is that he has inherited his family curse: drink. But when he falls for a beautiful showgirl from the Ziegfeld Follies, she shows him he has nothing to fear.

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CAST

Charles Ray
Billy Bates
Sylvia Breamer
Poppy Drayton
Andrew Arbuckle
Dr. Griggs
William Elmer
'Spider' Doyle
Otto Hoffman
Billy's Valet
Jack Dyer
Wheeler
Directed by Victor Schertzinger

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Country
US

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