A 1915 drunk nightmare that'll make you clutch your seltzer.
Robert Denman, a manager at a construction company, loses everything he has to the throws of alcoholism.
Acting
Henry Kolker's drunk acting is theatrical gold.
Production
Dream sequence sets are gloriously bonkers.
Director
Edmund Lawrence
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made at peak temperance movement momentum—Prohibition was five years away. This was basically a political ad.
The 'Hades' dream sequence was likely tinted red in original prints, now lost to time.
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