After losing his daughter who is hit in the head by a glass during a bar brawl, he is reborn and runs for mayor a couple years later. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. 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. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb.
Aug 30, 2018 would lose his right hand rather than be guilty of a mean action. The colored players film corporation was a silent film production company based out of philadelphia in the early 20th century. This melodrama is about the temperance movement and the negative affect liquor has on families. Few, very, of those who came, but went first into the barroom. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. I went into the bar room, in order to take a closer observation of willy hammond, in whom an interest, not unmingled with concern. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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. Based on the hit temperance play and three previous silent film versions, ten nights in a barroom features william farnum in a haunting performance as the miller who loses all to the bottle and thomas santschi is loathsome as the demonic bar owner. 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 bar room 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 1931 precode hollywood youtube. 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 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. Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there arthur, timothy shay on.
Jun 05, 2016 early temperance melodrama, later adapted to the stage and to film. 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. After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. 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. Ten nights in a bar room occasionally wanders away from its ten part struc ture, has too much preachy dialogue, but was immensely popular as a temperance document in its time, and is powerful even today. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Early temperance melodrama, later adapted to the stage and to film. The voice came loud from the road in front of the house, and simon slade again left me to answer the demands of some newcomer. In an hour after the death of green, the fact that his dead body was laid out in the room immediately adjoining, seemed utterly to pass from the consciousness of every one in the bar.
Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. Although the company was shortlived, it was able to bring respect to the black film industry at the time. Immediately download the ten nights in a bar room summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching ten nights in a bar room. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. The film is a melodrama but does try to show the effects of drinking on an alcoholic in a more real manner than most films of the times. The original broadway production of ten nights in a barroom opened on jan 20, 1932. Other plays centering on temperance reform during that decade included the bottle, aunt dinahs pledge.
This film was shot and released in an era when most drunks on in the movies were shown as funny. Few, very, of those who came, but went first into the bar room. As mentioned above, the 1931 version of ten nights in a bar room was the storys last celluloid gasp. Nogales was incorporated in 1893, one year before the opening of the mexican customhouse. The official database for broadway theatre information ten nights in a barroom broadway show play ibdb. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. It is accompanied by a jazzy score from donald sosin. So, we have a definite mixed bag of a film that is super. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A bona fide classic of midnight cinema, tommy wiseaus misguided masterpiece subverts the rules of filmmaking with a boundless enthusiasm that renders such mundanities as acting, screenwriting, and cinematography utterly irrelevant.
It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. Filmed in a time when prohibition was a hot topic, ten nights in a bar room relates how a professional family man submits to the temptation of alcohol and is nearly destroyed because of it. I went into the barroom, in order to take a closer observation of willy hammond, in whom an interest, not unmingled with concern, had already been awakened in my mind. William farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd director. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. Sep 30, 2014 a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Johnny bond ten nights in a barroom 1967, vinyl discogs.
Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. Best sex scenes of all time that are too hot to watch. 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. Ten nights in a bar room was released on dvd and bluray as part of the pioneers of africanamerican cinema box set. The earliest documented telecast of this film took place in new york city wednesday 20 july 1949 on wjz channel 7. Of the dangers that would surround his path, she knew too well. A man is swindled out of his mill business and turns to drink. Arthur and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Other plays centering on temperance reform during that decade included the bottle, aunt dinahs pledge, the drunkards warning, and the fruits of the wine cup. Media in category ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Id trade a film like this for all the star wars they can churn out this film had heart. 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. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.
Adapted from the novel ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur, the production focuses on joe morgan after he has become a hopeless drunkard. 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. 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. This lowbudget production chooses to make the downfall of joe morgan. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. William farnum, tom santschi, peggy lou lynd, phyllis barrington, rosemary theby, william oconnor. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there by arthur, t. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill.
Dec 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Famous book that described the effects of alcohol on society. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. Farnum achieved fame on the stage playing benhur in 1900.
Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. Find ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Timothy shay arthur, 1855 wine is a mocker and beer a brawler. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a bar room was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity at the time. I like to play with a girl, slim, white, with a fantastic figure and long flowing hair. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. While i mused thus, the bar room 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. Ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. Adapted from the novel ten nights in a barroom and.
Here are the 101 best sex scenes of all time, from steamy foreign classics to hollywoods lustiest movies like basic instinct and wild things. 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 1926 a man pursues the vice lord who killed his daughter, but his journey leads to selfdiscovery and the desire for a better life. Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource, the free.
These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and sometimes. Ten nights in a barroom is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. 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. 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. However, oddly, it also is much more realistic at timesparticularly in its portrayal of advanced alcoholism and the dts. The story line in this film shows a man who begins to drink and becomes an alcoholic. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in the 1854 novel, ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur.
The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on the certainties of bar room life, and was also made into a play. 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. Jul 22, 2019 ten nights in a bar room by arthur, t. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book. Ten nights in a barroom occasionally wanders away from its tenpart struc ture, has too much preachy dialogue, but was immensely popular as a temperance document in its time, and is powerful even today. How his mother trembled with anxiety, as she saw him leave her side.
1360 426 879 978 1462 964 587 1180 1003 392 147 390 293 362 1402 134 992 1414 1499 1620 1297 68 230 734 1065 1046 377 1258 1046