The read
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Spanning from 1911 into the Prohibition era, Jimmie Wilson picks up drinking. When he falls in love with and proposes to Florrie, he vows to stop. The young couple gets married, has a daughter and enjoys a happy family life until old habits rise again.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- Philip A. ScheibOriginal Music Composer
- D.W. GriffithOriginal Music Composer
- D.W. GriffithScreenplay
Cast
- Hal SkellyJimmie Wilson
- Zita JohannFlorrie Wilson
- Charlotte WyntersNina
- Evelyn BaldwinNan Wilson
- Jackson HallidayJohnnie Marshall
- Edna HaganMary
- Claude CooperSam
- Arthur LipsonCohen
- Charles RichmanMr. Craig
- Helen MackA Catty Girl
- Scott MooreA Gigolo
- Dave ManleyA Mill Worker
Stills
Themes
alcoholism