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....
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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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23 July 1909
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04 November 1909
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07 January 1909
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15 October 1909
Based on the celebrated novel by Alessandro Manzoni, "The Betrothed", the film tells the passage of Lucia being sent on an errand by the Nun of Monza, her kidnapping at the hands of "the Unnamed", and this man's meeting with the Cardinal Borromeo, whose intercession is key for the liberation of Lucia.
05 April 1909
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03 November 1909
Gerolamo Lo Savio's version of William Shakespeare's Othello.
17 June 1909
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10 November 1909
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16 May 1909
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12 November 1909
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