The LieMovie
Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child. Elinor goes into seclusion with her sister until the baby is born and then tries to find a foster mother. Seeking to estrange Gerald from Elinor so that she may marry him herself, Lucy convinces him that Elinor is the child's mother. After Lucy and Gerald's marriage, Elinor learns of her sister's perfidy and resolves to tell Gerald the truth, but at the sight of their happiness, she relents and returns home.
About The Lie
The Lie is a 1918 drama movie directed by J. Searle Dawley.
The production information lists a runtime of 50m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Elsie Ferguson, David Powell, John L. Shine, Percy Marmont. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
