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 31 May 1909
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03 November 1909
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15 April 1909
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17 June 1909
Jack Thornton, an American traveler, while touring Europe meets the daughter of an old French nobleman and falls in love with her.
12 December 1909
Invited by Duke Alfonso II to the court of Ferrara to read his poems, the poet Torquato Tasso finds himself at the center of court intrigue because of his secret love for the Duke’s sister, Eleanora d’Este.
04 December 1909
Released in five parts (The Persecution of the Children of Israel by the Egyptians, Forty Years in the Land of Midian, The Plagues of Egypt and the Deliverance of the Hebrews, The Victory of Israel, The Promised Land), 4 December 1909 to 19 February 1910.
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
08 December 1909
Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.
07 September 1909
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08 November 1909
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16 May 1909
Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.
23 July 1909
Pathé film #2871. In a hotel, a weary traveler settles down to rest. But, hallucinations brought on by fatigue: monsters appear around the bed, which vanishes, while the traveler, thrown to the floor, gets up and grabs a chair.
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