Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name. Jack London has struggled with alcoholism most of his life. At age five he was instructed to bring a pail of beer to his father and drank some to prevent it spilling over, getting drunk for the first time. As an adult, he goes through cycles of abstinence only to return to hard drinking.
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Elmer Clifton as Jack, 3rd period
Antrim Short as Jack, 2nd period
Matty Roubert as Jack, 1st period
Viola Barry as Haydee
Hobart Bosworth as Scratch Nelson
Hobart Bosworth Director
Jack London Novel
J. Charles Haydon Director
Hettie Grey Baker Screenplay
United States 01 January 1914
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