False Kisses

False Kisses

1921 · 50 min · ★ 9.0

Jennie Blake, a schoolteacher from the city, comes between Paul Whalen and Jim Payne, fishing partners in the seaport town of Rocky Point, and is unable to decide which one she loves until Jim loses his temper and is beaten in a fight by Paul.

Directed by Paul Scardon · Written by Winifred Reeve

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