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The Cruise of the Make-Believes is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Melford with Lila Lee

The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)

The Cruise of the Make-Believes
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama

The Cruise of the Make-Believes is a lost 1918 American silent dramatic feature film starring Lila Lee in her first motion picture. It was directed by George Melford and is based on a 1907 novel by Tom Gallon. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures released.

The film was released at the height of the 1918 flu pandemic.

Synopsis

Bessie Meggison vit dans un taudis à New York avec un père fainéant, mais fait des voyages imaginaires vers la "Dream Valley" sur un "yacht" qu'elle a construit dans l'arrière-cour. Gilbert Byfield, qui se fait passer pour un pauvre pour écrire un livre, tombe amoureux de Bessie et s'arrange secrètement pour qu'elle puisse passer un mois dans le domaine de sa famille à la campagne. Bessie, transportée de joie par cette nouvelle maison, croit que son père a finalement fait fortune, mais elle retourne dans son immeuble quand Enic Crane, jalouse, lui apprend que cette nouvelle richesse est une imposture. Gilbert lui rend visite et parvient finalement à gagner son cœur.

Actors

Lila Lee

(Bessie Meggison)Harrison Ford

(Gilbert Byfield)Raymond Hatton

(Daniel Meggison)Raymond Hackett

(Daniel Meggison)Bud Duncan

(Uncle Ed)
And :
Spottiswoode Aitken
Mayme Kelso
Jane Wolfe
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