
The Dawn of Understanding
Western · Comedy
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Sue Prescott
Bessie Love
Sue Prescott


George A. Williams
George A. Williams
Silas Prescott
George A. Williams
Silas Prescott


John Gilbert
John Gilbert
Ira Beasley
John Gilbert
Ira Beasley


J. Frank Glendon
J. Frank Glendon
Jim Wynd
J. Frank Glendon
Jim Wynd


Dorothea Wolbert
Dorothea Wolbert
Mrs. Prescott
Dorothea Wolbert
Mrs. Prescott


George Kunkel
George Kunkel
Sheriff Jack Scott
George Kunkel
Sheriff Jack Scott
Jacob Abrams
Jacob Abrams
Parson Davies
Jacob Abrams
Parson Davies
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