What Drink Did (1909)
1909 · Silent film · 12 min · dir. D.W. Griffith
- Drama
Synopsis
A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses a beer with lunch, then gives in. After work, two friends take a little while to convince him to go for a refreshing malt beverage, then to have another and another. Meanwhile, the family waits. He arrives home late and abusive. The next day, hung over, he takes much less convincing to have the drinks; he's gone so long that his wife sends a daughter looking for him. She eventually finds him, can't convince him to return home, goes home, sees her mother's distress, and returns to the bar. This time, her father gets more abusive, a fight ensues, a shot is fired, and tragedy strikes.
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Details
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
- Cinematography
- Billy Bitzer
- Studio
- Biograph Company
- Released
- 1909-05-31
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Silent Films, Feature Films
Cast & crew
D.W. Griffith Director
David Miles
Florence Lawrence
Gladys Egan
Adele DeGarde
John R. Cumpson
Flora Finch
Arthur V. Johnson
Owen Moore
