The Family Skeleton
“The story of a struggle against heredity and the awakening of a soul through faith and love.”
1918•50m•Released
DramaComedy
Wealthy young Billy Bates's greatest fear is that he has inherited his family curse: drink. But when he falls for a beautiful showgirl from the Ziegfeld Follies, she shows him he has nothing to fear.
Director
Victor Schertzinger
Writer
Thomas H. Ince, Bert Lennon
Languages
No Language
Studio
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Cast
Charles Ray
Billy Bates
Sylvia Breamer
Poppy Drayton
Andrew Arbuckle
Dr. Griggs
William Elmer
'Spider' Doyle
Otto Hoffman
Billy's Valet
Jack Dyer
Wheeler
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