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Movie
The Dawn of Understanding
Released: December 2, 1918 (1918)
Runtime: 49 minutes
Genres: Western, Comedy
The Dawn of Understanding is a lost 1918 American silent Western comedy film produced by The Vitagraph Company of America and directed by David Smith. It stars Bessie Love in the first film of her nine-film contract with Vitagraph.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- George A. Williams as Silas Prescott
Age at release: 64
- Jacob Abrams as Parson Davies
Age at release: 64
- George Kunkel as Sheriff Jack Scott
Age at release: 51
- Dorothea Wolbert as Mrs. Prescott
Age at release: 44
- J. Frank Glendon as Jim Wynd
Age at release: 32
- John Gilbert as Ira Beasley
Age at release: 21
- Bessie Love as Sue Prescott
Age at release: 20