The Lie

The Lie (1918)

Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child. Elinor goes into seclusion with her sister until the baby is born and then tries to find a foster mother. Seeking to estrange Gerald from Elinor so that she may marry him herself, Lucy convinces him that Elinor is the child's mother. After Lucy and Gerald's marriage, Elinor learns of her sister's perfidy and resolves to tell Gerald the truth, but at the sight of their happiness, she relents and returns home.

Data di uscita
1918-04-08
Durata
50 min
Generi
Dramma
Regista
J. Searle Dawley

Cast

Curiosità

The Lie è un film muto del 1918 diretto da J. Searle Dawley. La sceneggiatura di Charles Maigne si basa sul lavoro teatrale omonimo di Henry Arthur Jones che venne rappresentata in prima a Broadway il 24 dicembre 1914 con protagonista Margaret Illington.

Produzione

Il film fu prodotto dalla Famous Players Film Company e Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.

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