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....
Watch the official What Drink Did 1909 trailer in HD below.
David Miles as Alfred Lucas
Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Gladys Egan as One of the Lucas' Children
Adele DeGarde as One of the Lucas' Children
John R. Cumpson as Bartender
Arthur V. Johnson as Bartender
Owen Moore as Workman
George Nichols as Workman
Anthony O'Sullivan as Workman
Herbert Prior as Workman
Mack Sennett as Workman
Harry Solter as The Boss
Charles Avery as Workman
Anita Hendrie as Extra
United States 02 June 1909
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The King and his official astronomer are alone in the study viewing the heavenly bodies through the monstrous telescope.
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.
27 February 1909
Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star.
20 September 1909
Brothers George and Robert enlist on opposite sides in the Civil War. Robert is captured as a spy for the South, but escapes and hides in his parents' house.
27 November 1909
Jim Flanders, a wealthy ranchman, has a beautiful daughter, Alice, who is loved by Tom Ripley, the foreman of the ranch.
10 August 1909
A smoker falls asleep, and two mischievious fairies play with his pipe. He discovers this, and imprisons them in a cigar box.
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
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.
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
02 December 1909
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, Catholic worship is forbidden on pain of death. Three soldiers are arrested as Catholics and condemned to die.
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.
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