Helen Kane stars as "Helen Lane", a college student who has a crush on her psychology teacher Professor Hotchiss (or "Professor Hot Kiss" as Helen bumbles). The professor however is short-tempered with Helen because she's such a poor student.
Barry Trivers, J.R. Murray, Ben Oakland

Okay, so A Lesson in Love is one of those tiny film relics you stumble upon. Is it worth watching today? Only if you’re a serious Helen Kane enthusiast. Like, truly dedicated. Otherwise, it’s a quick, peculiar little short, a slice of early sound-era filmmaking that mostly just… exists. If you’re into super-short, deli...

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"Okay, so A Lesson in Love is one of those tiny film relics you stumble upon. Is it worth watching today? Only if you’re a serious Helen Kane enthusiast. Like, truly dedicated. Otherwise, it’s a quick, peculiar little short, a slice of early sound-era filmmaking that mostly just… exists. If you’re into super-short, delightfully dated musical bits, you might get a kick out of its innocent charm. But don’t go in expecting anything groundbreaking or deep. If complex plots or rich character studies ..."
United States

1930 · IMDb 5.4


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