The Lesson

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

The Lesson — 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.

• Release date
• May 1, 1918
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Charles Giblyn

The Lesson — 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

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Lillian Rambeau Mrs. Hammond

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Christy Walker Harriet Reeves