The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)
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.
Director: George Melford
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Lila Lee as Bessie Meggison |
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Harrison Ford as Gilbert Byfield |
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Raymond Hackett as Daniel Meggison |
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William Brunton as Aubrey Meggison |
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J. Parks Jones as Jordan Tant |
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Spottiswoode Aitken as Simon Quarle |
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Bud Duncan as Uncle Ed |
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Eunice Murdock Moore as Aunt Julia |
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Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Ewart Crane |
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Nina Byron as Enid Crane |
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William McLaughlin as Saloon Proprietor |
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Jane Wolfe as Byfield's Landlady |
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John McKinnon as Butler of Dream Valley |
| Directing | George Melford | Director |
| Writing | Tom Gallon | Novel |
| Writing | Edith M. Kennedy | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | Paul P. Perry | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wilfred Buckland | Art Direction |
| Directing | Claude Mitchell | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jesse L. Lasky | Presenter |