The Lesson (1917 film)

The Lesson
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Directed by	Charles Giblyn
Written by	Virginia Terhune Vandewater Charles Giblyn
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Starring	Constance Talmadge Tom Moore Walter Hiers
Production company	Select Pictures
Distributed by	Select Pictures
Release date	July 29, 1917 (1917-07-29)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Lesson is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Constance Talmadge, Tom Moore, and Walter Hiers. ^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, ^[2] Helen Drayton, bored with her small town sweetheart, elopes with an architect from the city. He allows her very little money, although he spends a great deal on himself. She supports herself secretly by doing interior decorating. When she finds that he has been unfaithful, she leaves him, secures a divorce, and marries her former sweetheart who has also come to the city.

Cast

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

References

1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 262
2. "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Lesson". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 38. 8 March 1924. Retrieved 23 September 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Bibliography

• Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN   0-313-30345-2

External links

• The Lesson at IMDb