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Ten Nights in a
Bar-Room
(1931)
Directed by William O'Connor
Cinematography by Vernon L. Walker
Cast:
William Farnum .... Joe Morgan / Tom Santschi .... Simon Slade
Peggy Lou Lynd .... Mary Morgan / Robert Frazer .... Dr. Romaine
Phyllis Barrington .... Ann Slade / Rosemary Theby .... Sarah Morgan
Thomas Jefferson .... Silent Sam / Lionel Belmore .... Bill
John Darrow .... Frank Slade / Frank Leigh .... Harvey Green
Kathrin Clare Ward .... Grandma Morgan / Sheila Bromley .... June
Manners
Fern Emmett .... Fanny / Harry Todd .... Sample
John Uppman .... The Singer / Daisy Belmore .... Old Hag
Based on the cautionary stage play by Edwin Waugh, the story
concerns
Joe Morgan (William Farnum), a highly respected business executive
and family man who throws his life away by consuming mass quantities
of booze. His sweet little daughter Mary Morgan (Patty Lou Lynd)
wanders
into the saloon, tugs her drunken father by his tattered sleeve and
whines "Daddy, won't you come home with me now?" This proves to be
the first step towards Morgan's redemption, but first he has a score
to settle with Simon Slade (Tom Santschi), the villain who dragged
him to degradation and stole his business. The film's highlight is
a knock-down, drag-out fistfight between William Farnum and Tom
Santschi,
in emulation of their famous battle in 1914's The Spoilers. The
story
was previously filmed six times during the silent era. 71 Minutes
Included short subject:
ONE QUIET NIGHT (1931) Directed by Fatty Arbuckle
9 Minutes |