Lessons in Love (1921 film)

Lessons in Love
Lessons in Love
Directed by	Chester Withey
Written by	Grant Carpenter
Starring	Constance Talmadge
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	January 23, 1921;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Lessons in Love is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Withey. A print exists in the film holdings of the Cohen Film Collection.

Plot

Lessons in Love is "a fast-paced farce about an heiress who pretends to be the family maid in order to determine the true intentions of a potential suitor".^[1] The story was adapted from a Douglas Murray stage play, The Man from Toronto.^[2]

Cast

History

Lessons in Love was well-reviewed in 1921, as "a corking-good comedy drama".^[2] It has been digitally restored and was screened at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio in 2008, on a double bill with a Norma Talmadge film, The Sign on the Door (1921).^[1]

References

1 2 "Silent Stars: The Talmadge Sisters: Lessons in Love". Wexner Center for the Arts. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
1 2 "Constance Talmade in 'Lessons in Love' at Orpheum". The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 15, 1921. pp. 9B. Retrieved November 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Lessons in Love at IMDb

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Silent Stars: The Talmadge Sisters: Lessons in Love". Wexner Center for the Arts. Retrieved November 28, 2025.

[:1-2] 1 2 "Constance Talmade in 'Lessons in Love' at Orpheum". The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 15, 1921. pp. 9B. Retrieved November 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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