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The Family Skeleton (1918)
50 min | Drama, Comedy

The Family Skeleton (1918)

50 min | Drama, Comedy

Wealthy young Billy Bates's greatest fear is that he has inherited his family curse: drink. But when he falls for a beautiful showgirl from the Ziegfeld Follies, she shows him he has nothing to fear.

Directors

Victor Schertzinger | Jerome Storm

Writers

Thomas H. Ince | Bert Lennon

Cinematographer

Chester A. Lyons (as Chester Lyons)

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Updated Mar 31, 1918

Release date

Mar 31, 1918 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Ray Billy Bates Billy Bates See fewer	The Girl I Loved (1923)
Sylvia Breamer Poppy Drayton Poppy Drayton See fewer	Robes of Sin (1924)
Andrew Arbuckle Dr. Griggs Dr. Griggs See fewer	John Petticoats (1919)
William Elmer 'Spider' Doyle (as Billy Elmer) 'Spider' Doyle (as Billy Elmer) See fewer	The Virginian (1914)
Otto Hoffman Billy's Valet Billy's Valet See fewer	Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Jack Dyer Wheeler Wheeler See fewer	The Family Skeleton (1918)