''Seeing's Believing'' is a 1922 American silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Pictur ...

and starring Viola Dana, Allan Forrest, and Gertrude Astor.Parish & Pitts p. 22.

Plot

As described in a

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, Diana Webster (Dana), a willful young woman with plenty of money, and Jimmy Harrison (McCullough), her Aunt Sue's (Astor) fiancé, are forced to stay all night in a country hotel because of a storm. Getting a single room, they pretend they are married to satisfy the concerns of the hotel manager. Jimmy sleeps on a cot in the hall, but hotel guest Bruce Terring (Forrest) does not know this. Later, Bruce meets Diana at her home where he is a guest, and his scandalous interpretation of her escapade infuriates the young woman. She decides to teach him a lesson and show him that "seeing is not always believing" by placing him in a similar unusual position. She hires an actor and his wife to frame a badger game on Bruce. However, the couple double-cross her and Diana is forced into a blackmailing scheme which forces Bruce to rescue her, resulting in a snappy but happy ending for Bruce and Diana.

Cast

* Viola Dana as Diana Webster * Allan Forrest as Bruce Terring * Gertrude Astor as Aunt Sue *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1912 ...

as Jimmy Harrison * Harold Goodwin as Hack Webster * Edward Connelly as Henry Scribbins *

Josephine Crowell Josephine Bonaparte CrowellSlide, Anthony (1973). The Griffith Actresses'. South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes. pp. 22, 24. . (January 11, 1859– July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 fil ...

as Martha Scribbins * Colin Kenny as Mr. Reed * Grace Morse as Mrs. Reed * J.P. Lockney as Sheriff

References

Bibliography

* James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film Directors: a Guide to their American Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

* 1922 films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Harry Beaumont American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films 1922 comedy films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub