A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life would be without them.
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Arthur V. Johnson as John Wharton
Linda Arvidson as Mrs. John Wharton
Adele DeGarde as The Wharton Daughter
Charles Avery as Man in the Play
John R. Cumpson as Man in the Orchestra / Man in the Bar
Robert Harron as Theatre Usher
Anita Hendrie as Woman in the Play / Woman in the Audience
Florence Lawrence as Woman in the Play
Marion Leonard as Woman in the Play
David Miles as Man in the Play / Man in the Bar
Owen Moore as Man in the Play
Tom Moore as Man in the Audience
Herbert Prior as Man in the Bar
Mack Sennett as Man in the Play / Man in the Orchestra / In the Bar
United States 01 April 1909
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1909:
27 February 1909
Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star.
29 November 1909
A wife innocently inspires suspicion by generously giving away some money given to her for a hat.
03 May 1909
One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself.
15 April 1909
Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her.
24 November 1909
A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him.
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
31 December 1909
Illustrates a man's struggle to overcome an inherited love for drink. Although yet a young man, the enemy of his family had already sunk its claws firmly upon James Grant.
08 August 1909
A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.
19 July 1909
Two miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the critical moment, the woman introduces her fiancé from the city.
19 August 1909
Mr. Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions when he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat in the parlor.
21 August 1909
A story of ancient Rome. The scene of this story is laid in Rome in the days of Nero. Rome has recently suffered conflagrations and other disasters, and Nero, hoping to divert the public wrath from his own misconduct, has encouraged the persecution of the growing sect of Christians.
07 September 1909
At a house party, people are dancing.... but one of the guests slips away from his accomplice to go break open a locked cabinet and steal money.
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