Drama · United States of America · 1918 · 50m

The Cruise of the Make-Believes

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Director
George Melford
Cast
Lila Lee as Bessie Meggison Harrison Ford as Gilbert Byfield Raymond Hackett as Daniel Meggison William Brunton as Aubrey Meggison J. Parks Jones as Jordan Tant Spottiswoode Aitken as Simon Quarle
Crew
Paul P. Perry — Director of Photography Tom Gallon — Novel
Synopsis

Living in the New York slums with her lazy father, Bessie takes imaginary voyages to "Dream Valley" on a "yacht" she has built in the backyard. Gilbert Byfield, posing as a poor man while completing his book, falls in love with Bessie and secretly arranges for her to spend a month at the Byfield country estate.

Key Collaborators
George Melford Director Paul P. Perry Director of Photography Tom Gallon Novel
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