You Can’t Believe Everything (1918)

movie

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1918-06-23
Director: Jack Conway
Writers: Norman Sherbrook
Language: None | English
Stars: Gloria Swanson , Darrell Foss , Jack Richardson , Edward Peil Sr. , George Hernandez , Iris Ashton , James R. Cope , Claire McDowell , Grover Franke , Kitty Bradbury
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: You Can't Believe Everything , You Can't Believe Everything (United Kingdom) , You Can't Believe Everything (United States of America) , Smoke (United States of America)
Plot: Patricia Reynolds, the belle of the summer resort she is visiting with her friend, Amy Powellson, attracts the attention of Arthur Kirby, whom Amy loves. On an evening drive, Arthur tries to kiss Patricia , whereupon she leaps from the car and walks home. While Amy, disguised in Patricia 's clothing, accompanies Arthur to a roadhouse, Patricia , walking near the beach, sees her invalid friend, Jim Wheeler, jump into the ocean intending to kill himself. After rescuing him, Patricia persuades Jim to visit a specialist, but when she later is accused of spending the night with Arthur, she refuses to defend herself in order to conceal Jim's attempted suicide. Hastings Carson tries to save her reputation, but he subsequently attacks her, and she is forced to swim from his yacht to shore. Cured, Jim returns to remove Patricia from this social quagmire by marrying her.
IMDB:tt0009843