Lessons in Love (1921 film)

Lessons in Love
Directed byChester Withey
Written byGrant Carpenter
StarringConstance Talmadge
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • January 23, 1921 (1921-01-23)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Lessons in Love is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Withey. A print exists in the film holdings of the Cohen Film Collection.

Plot

Lessons in Love is "a fast-paced farce about an heiress who pretends to be the family maid in order to determine the true intentions of a potential suitor".[1] The story was adapted from a Douglas Murray stage play, The Man from Toronto.[2]

Cast

History

Lessons in Love was well-reviewed in 1921, as "a corking-good comedy drama".[2] It has been digitally restored and was screened at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio in 2008, on a double bill with a Norma Talmadge film, The Sign on the Door (1921).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Silent Stars: The Talmadge Sisters: Lessons in Love". Wexner Center for the Arts. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Constance Talmade in 'Lessons in Love' at Orpheum". The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 15, 1921. pp. 9B. Retrieved November 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.