Drink is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Fred Groves, Irene Browne and Alice O'Brien.[1] It was the film version of a play by Charles Reade, first performed in 1879 and based on Émile Zola's novel, L'Assommoir.[2]
| Drink | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sidney Morgan |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Harry T. Roberts |
| Starring | |
Production company | British Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | March 1917 |
Running time | 6,000 feet |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot edit
A laundress takes to drink and dies after her alcoholic husband goes mad.
Cast edit
- Fred Groves as Coupeau
- Irene Browne as Gervaise
- Alice O'Brien as Virginie
- George Foley as Gouget
- Lionel d'Aragon as Auguste Lautier
- Arthur Walcott as Chabot
- Joan Morgan as Gervaise, as a child
- Stanley Arthur as Bibi
- William Brandon as Mes-Bottes
References edit
- ^ Murphy p.440
- ^ Mr. Charles Warner and "Coupeau", South Australian Register (Adelaide), 23 June 1888, page 6.
Bibliography edit
- Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.
External links edit
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