What Drink Did (S)
1909 · Movie · 12 min. · United States
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.
Direction D.W. Griffith
Cast David Miles · Florence Lawrence · Gladys Egan · Adele DeGarde · Charles Avery · John R. Cumpson · Flora Finch · Anita Hendrie · Arthur V. Johnson · Owen Moore · George Nichols · Anthony O'Sullivan · Mary Pickford · Herbert Prior · Mack Sennett
Screenplay D.W. Griffith
Cinematography G.W. Bitzer
Original title What Drink Did (S)
5.2
38 votes (FilmAffinity)
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