Ten Nights in a Bar Room

A heavy, moralizing silent melodrama that wrings heartbreak from a family's slow unraveling, playing more like a cautionary sermon than a night's entertainment.

Directed by

Oscar Apfel

Genres

Drama

Starring

Baby Ivy Ward, John Lowell, Charles Mackay

Overview

Joe Morgan, a previously respectable worker, becomes a town drunkard, losing his job and neglecting his family due to the influence of the local tavern, the "Sickle and Sheaf". Joe's daughter, Little Mary, frequently comes to the bar to beg her father to return home. During a confrontation in the bar, a thrown glass hits Little Mary, resulting in her death. Devastated by the death of his child, Joe vows revenge but reforms, ending his addiction and reuniting with his family.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Addiction, family, grief, guilt

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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