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title: 'The Dawn of Understanding (1918)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Smith'
released: '1918-01-01'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dawn-of-understanding-1918'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008997/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Dawn of Understanding (1918)

1918 · United States


## Synopsis

The Dawn of Understanding is a lost 1918 American silent Western comedy film produced by The Vitagraph Company of America and directed by David Smith. It stars Bessie Love in the first film of her nine-film contract with Vitagraph. It is based on the short story "The Judgement of Bolinas Plain" by 19th-century Western writer Bret Harte.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-smith)
- **Producer:** [Vitagraph Studios](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitagraph-studios)

## Cast

- [Bessie Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/bessie-love)
- [John Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilbert-3)

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