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UNITED STATES · 1909

What Drink Did

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood alcoholism temptation moral decline family abandonment peer pressure
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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....

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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