The Family Skeleton
1918, English. Directed by Victor Schertzinger & Jerome Storm.
The story of a struggle against heredity and the awakening of a soul through faith and love.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 31 March 1918
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Thomas H. Ince, Bert Lennon
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The Family Skeleton runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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The Family Skeleton isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 March 1918. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Family Skeleton?
The Family Skeleton (1918) was directed by Victor Schertzinger and Jerome Storm and stars Charles Ray, Sylvia Breamer, Andrew Arbuckle.