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The Dawn of Understanding is a american film of genre Comedy directed by David Smith released in USA on 2 december 1918 with Bessie Love
The Dawn of Understanding (1918)
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Add to a movie listThe Dawn of Understanding is a lost 1918 silent film comedy western produced by The Vitagraph Company of America and starring Bessie Love. It is based on the short story "The Judgement of Bolinas Plain" and the play Sue by 19th century western writer Bret Harte.
Actors
Bessie Love
(Sue Prescott)
John Gilbert
(Ira Beasley)
George A. Williams
(Silas Prescott)
J. Frank Glendon
(Jim Wynd)
Dorothea Wolbert
(Mrs. Prescott)
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Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
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