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Hit The Trail Holliday

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Country
  
US

Director
  
Marshall Neilan


Language
  
Silent English inter-titles

Writer
  
John Emerson
,
Anita Loos

Release date
  
June 9, 1918 (1918-06-09)

Based on
  
Hit-the-Trail-Holiday  by George M. Cohan

Hit-The-Trail Holliday is a lost 1918 silent comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring George M. Cohan in filmization based on his 1915 Broadway play, Hit-the-Trail-Holiday (the spelling of the play differs from the film). Cohan produced the film in conjunction with Famous Players-Lasky. A film about Prohibition of Alcohol, directed by one of Hollywood's then biggest alcoholics.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, discharged because of his refusal to sell liquor to a minor, bartender Billie Holliday (Cohan), expert mixer of drinks, seeks employment in St. Johnsburg, a small town dominated by two factions, one a German brewer, the other an American prohibitionist. Pretty Edith Jason (Clayton) strengthens Billy's leanings towards the prohibitionists, and in a rousing address he is successful in making a name for himself. Before long, accompanied by Edith who is now his wife, Billy makes a tour of various cities in an endeavor to wipe out the liquor interests.

Cast

  • George M. Cohan as Billie Holiday
  • Marguerite Clayton as Edith Jason
  • Robert Broderick as Otto Wurst
  • Pat O'Malley as Kent B. Wurst
  • Russell Bassett as Burr Jason
  • Richard Barthelmess as Bobby Jason
  • William Walcott as Reverend Holden
  • Estar Banks

    • References

    Hit-The-Trail Holliday Wikipedia
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    Hit The Trail Holliday IMDb