---
title: 'The Lie (1918)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Searle Dawley'
released: '1918-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 50
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lie-1918'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009295/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lie (1918)

1918 · 50 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Lie is a 1918 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. J. Searle Dawley directed and stage star Elsie Ferguson starred in a story based on a 1914 play by Henry Arthur Jones and starring Margaret Illington. The film is now lost.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Charles Maigne](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-maigne)
- **Producer:** [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor)
- **Director:** [J. Searle Dawley](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-searle-dawley)

## Cast

- [Percy Marmont](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-marmont)
- [David Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-powell)
- [Maude Turner Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/maude-turner-gordon)
- [Elsie Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsie-ferguson)

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