The Curse of Drink
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Directed by | Harry O. Hoyt |
Written by | Harry O. Hoyt |
Based on | The Curse of Drink by Charles E. Blaney |
Starring | Harry T. Morey Edmund Breese Marguerite Clayton |
Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
Production company | Weber & North Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Curse of Drink is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Harry T. Morey, Edmund Breese and Marguerite Clayton.[1] It is based on the 1904 play The Curse of Drink by Charles E. Blaney.
Plot
A former top railroad engineer succumbs to an addiction to bootleg liquor with unfortunate consequences for himself and his stenographer daughter.
Cast
- Harry T. Morey as Bill Sanford
- Edmund Breese as John Rand
- Marguerite Clayton as Ruth Sanford
- George Fawcett as Ben Flartey
- Miriam Battista as Baby Betty
- Brinsley Shaw as Sam Handy
- Alice May as Mother Sanford
- Albert L. Barrett as Harry Rand
- June Fuller as Margaret Sanford
References
- ^ Munden p. 159
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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- 1922 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- Films directed by Harry O. Hoyt
- American silent feature films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- 1920s American films
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