What Drink Did (1909) Short, Drama Short Silent Film

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A popular Prohibition theme for silents - "Father, O Father, come home with me now!" The film was released in May 1909 by Griffith's Biograph Company, Fort Lee, NJ. A couple of famous names appear in this short - Mary Pickford and Mack Sennett (better known of course as a director but started his career as an actor). The mother is played by Florence Lawrence, "The Biograph Girl" - film's first popular star. Sadly, she committed suicide in 1938 after her career faded.

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poor little girl

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and that just goes to show, kids - that's why you shouldn't drink and play around with guns!

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Poor girl

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My parents weren't even a twinkle back then sad but lovely film 👍❤️

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Weirdness to the nth level Cult Cinema Classics

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Wow. Didn't expect that to happen!

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No one did it grander then D.W. Griffith.

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Great movie! A comedic classic!

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Known in Finland as "Turmiolan Tommi"

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Well that was something

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Uncomfortable movie