The Curse of Drink

The Curse of Drink
Directed by	Harry O. Hoyt
Written by	Harry O. Hoyt
Based on	The Curse of Drink by Charles E. Blaney
Starring	Harry T. Morey Edmund Breese Marguerite Clayton
Cinematography	Harry Fischbeck
Production company	Weber & North Productions
Release date	October 1922 (1922-10)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Curse of Drink is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Harry T. Morey, Edmund Breese and Marguerite Clayton.[1] It is based on the 1904 play The Curse of Drink by Charles E. Blaney.

Plot

A former top railroad engineer succumbs to an addiction to bootleg liquor with unfortunate consequences for himself and his stenographer daughter.

Cast

• Harry T. Morey as Bill Sanford
• Edmund Breese as John Rand
• Marguerite Clayton as Ruth Sanford
• George Fawcett as Ben Flartey
• Miriam Battista as Baby Betty
• Brinsley Shaw as Sam Handy
• Alice May as Mother Sanford
• Albert L. Barrett as Harry Rand
• June Fuller as Margaret Sanford

References

1. Munden p. 159

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• The Curse of Drink at IMDb