Famous book that described the effects of alcohol on society. Deutschland deutsch espana espanol france francais italia italiano. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the seventh. Maine governor, helped with first prohibition legislation in maine 1851. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 ten nights in a barroom. Last night, all alone in a barroom i met a girl with a drink in her hand she had ruby red lips and c. The original broadway production of ten nights in a barroom opened on jan 20, 1932. William farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd director. Palance improve their movie version of homers the odyssey.
However, oddly, it also is much more realistic at timesparticularly in its portrayal of advanced alcoholism and the dts. Ten nights in a barroom she plays little mary morgan who is the daughter of an english squire who once owned the property where the barroom now stands and has become basically a drunkard. Ten nights in a barroom cortometraggio del 1909 diretto da gilbert m. Little mary, though, comes in at that moment and is hit with the class. Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. The brooklyn daily eagle from brooklyn, new york on may 20. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room.
Overview of ten nights in a bar room, 1931, directed by william oconnor, with william farnum, thomas santschi, patty lou lynd, at turner classic movies. Gesellschaft fur filmtheorie vienna 1991 william k. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in the 1854 novel, ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. Media in category ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the united states. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. Often morgans young daughter, mary, comes to beg her father to return home. Ten nights in a barroom film del 19 diretto da lee beggs. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. S miller, jon editor and a great selection of related books, art. A february 2018 refurbishment saw the number of handpumps reduced to two with beers from london breweries or laine. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. William farnum, tom santschi, phyllis barrington, robert w. Filmed in a time when prohibition was a hot topic, ten nights in a barroom relates how a professional family man submits to the temptation of alcohol and is nearly destroyed because of it. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there by arthur, t. Nilsson was born anna quirentia nilsson in ystad, sweden on march 30th, 1888. The upgrade process is completed when the on screen progress bar completes. Movie about dangers of alcoholism, contributed to prohibition.
The official position taken by the wikimedia foundation is that faithful reproductions of twodimensional public domain works of art are public domain. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there emergent texts in american literature by arthur, t. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. The brooklyn daily eagle from brooklyn, new york page 12 publication. This nickname was a play on the title of the book ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there by timothy s. Ten nights in a barroom is clearly inspired by all these previous stories and even features some super sentimental and old time music and is a bit ridiculous.
O connor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. Would movie goers recommend ten nights in a barroom to friends. William farnum, tom santschi, peggy lou lynd, phyllis barrington, rosemary theby. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource, the free.
Filmed in a time when prohibition was a hot topic, ten nights in a barroom relates how a professional family man submits to the temptation of alcohol and is. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a barroom was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity at the time. Ten nights in a barroom is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Other plays centering on temperance reform during that decade included the bottle, aunt dinahs pledge. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s. She had a small taste of stage acting in sweden and knew that to succeed in furthering her acting ambitions she would need to immigrate to america.
It was late in the afternoon when the stage set me down at the sickle and sheaf, a new tavern, just opened by a new landlord, in a new house, built with the special end of providing accommodations for man and beast. Ten nights in a barroom was a financial success for arthur and became the second most popular book of the victorian era, following uncle toms cabin. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. Adapted from the novel ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur, the production focuses on joe morgan after he has become a hopeless drunkard.
If you see this movie to catch a glimpse at charles gilpin, let me assure you that you will not be disappointed. Nilsson 18881974 the first swedish actress to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame, anna q. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in. While there, he knocks out a tough guy who has been terrorizing the bar. A mans william farnum heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter peggy lou lynd. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the first.
Ten nights in a barroom 1931 joe morgan hangs out at the cedarville saloon, loses his flour mill then goes on the wagon in this prohibition promotion. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Overview of ten nights in a bar room, 1921, directed by oscar apfel, with baby ivy ward, john lowell, nell clarke keller, at turner classic movies. Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Every physical form that we see in nature is the outbirth of some spiritual and invisible cause. Featuring more than 700 full color photos and maps. S arthur 9781419148774 141914877x stage land, jerome jerome 9781844010608 1844010600 tenors, james otter 97807670035 07670037 the magic and the mummy, terry deary, helen flook 9780981557380 0981557384 fate of camelot, cynthia breeding. The official database for broadway theatre information ten nights in a barroom broadway show play ibdb. Ten nights in a bar room, considered by many to be one of the best temperance novels of the 19th century, tells the story of a mill owner who sells his mill to build a tavern in town, a morality tale, it portrays the evil of alcohol as told by a visitor to the town who stays at the tavern for ten days over a period of ten years. With william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd, robert frazer. After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. While i mused thus, the barroom door opened, and a man past the prime of life, with a somewhat florid face, which gave a strong relief to the gray, almost white hair that, suffered to grow freely, was pushed back, and lay in heavy masses on his coat collar, entered with a hasty step.
Please access detailed information on over 250 individual film color processes via the classification system on this page, display the timeline of historical film colors in chronological order, search via the tag cloud at the end of this page or directly on the search page, or see the contributing archives collections on the header slides. The present landlord of the place decides to throw hi out and throws a glass at him. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on. Becky sharp 1935 timeline of historical film colors. Released 1931, ten nights in a barroom stars william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Frazer, thomas jefferson, fern emmett, kathrin clare ward. Ten nights in a bar room cortometraggio del 1910 prodotto dalla thanhouser film corporation. Download the firmware file using the download link below, download. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book.
141 147 171 1092 1039 1219 1047 297 482 1098 513 758 983 908 490 1104 119 1090 298 1149 1484 516 23 1535 1198 508 1222 963 121 1311 1461 1357 215 711 1452