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  • Lesson from Life (1916)
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Lesson from Life (1916)
Short | Short, Drama
Bella Keene, a former actress, aspires to become a playwright. She is desirous of frequenting the slums in order to perfect her types, but her husband, Richard Keene, a successful novelist, does not approve of the idea. He is called away ...See moreBella Keene, a former actress, aspires to become a playwright. She is desirous of frequenting the slums in order to perfect her types, but her husband, Richard Keene, a successful novelist, does not approve of the idea. He is called away and decides to let his wife visit the slums, but elicits the aid of Steve, a former actor, to make life for her miserable while she is in the slums. Bella goes to a tenement house, while Steve carries out his part of the program. In the tenement house, Bella comes in contact with Steve and his confederates. Steve enters her room through a window, supposedly being sought by the police. He threatens her and she aids in throwing the police off the scent. Steve is quick to appreciate the act. She, in order to get material, questions him about his life. He informs her he will tell his story if she will tell hers first, he sizing up the fact that she does not belong to the tenement. Bella tells him a thrilling story of her experience posing in the nude for an artist that succumbed to sensual lust and that she has to protect herself accordingly. Steve tells his story of robbing a private dancing party and of killing a pursuing policeman in order to effect escape. Steve is so pleased with Bella he determines to ditch his own girl for her. Complications ensue between the jealous and revengeful discarded girl. Steve is supposedly killed by the girl. Bella seeks safety in flight in order to avoid complications with the affair. Bella arrives home, and in order to be in seclusion, decides to go to a beach hotel. Richard returns in the meantime and goes to the tenement where Steve, the cop and the girl await further orders. Richard is acquainted with the melodramatic stunts in the tenement and decides to locate his wife. She informs him that she has gained all the material necessary to perfect her story and that she has had enough of life in the slums. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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E.D. Horkheimer | H.M. Horkheimer
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Updated Sep 22, 1916
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Sep 22, 1916 (United States)

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Bella Keene Bella Keene   See fewer
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