Read the full synopsis 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 and what i saw there emergent texts in american literature by arthur, t. The present landlord of the place decides to throw hi out and throws a glass at him. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s.
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. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 full movie online free. How his mother trembled with anxiety, as she saw him leave her side. 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 and what i saw therenight the. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. Sep 30, 2014 a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. The film s highlight is a knockdown, dragout fistfight between william farnum and tom santschi, in emulation of their famous battle in 1914s the spoilers. This book helped demonize alcohol in the eyes of the american public. Little mary, though, comes in at that moment and is hit with the class. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the thanhouser company.
Early temperance melodrama, later adapted to the stage and to film. 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. After i had recorded mine, he directed my trunk to be carried to the room designated as the one i was to occupy. As she spoke, the little one sprang across the room, and laying her hands upon the arm of joe morgan. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. Mary does not clasp her hands, nor show strong external signs of pleasure. Ask an expert experts are full of valuable knowledge and are ready to help with. Internet archive bookreader ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there internet archive bookreader ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there. Instead he gets seduced by the lure of the bottle and quickly becomes a raging alcoholic and eventually a bum as he seems to lose everything of importance to him and possibly his daughter as well.
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. He is most famous for his temperance novel titled ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854. Farnum achieved fame on the stage playing benhur in 1900. 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. Full text of ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there see other formats. This temperance novel helped to demonize alcohol in the eyes of the american public. Ten nights in a barroom by william oconnor william. 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 barroom was a financial success for arthur and became the second most popular book of the victorian era, following uncle toms cabin. Nilsson 18881974 the first swedish actress to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame, anna q. It is accompanied by a jazzy score from donald sosin.
It was full of sorrowful love full of a tender concern that had its origin too deep for the heart of a child. Since i figured this list would be useful to everyone, i decided to make a complete list of all silent films on bluray. Nogales was incorporated in 1893, one year before the opening of the mexican customhouse. 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. Of the dangers that would surround his path, she knew too well. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on. Arthur and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After supper, i took a seat in the bar room, to see how life moved on in that place of rendezvous for the surfacepopulation of cedarville. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur. 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. Romaine again visits the village and finds morgan and his happy surroundings as a monument to his energies, and the scene closing with offering of the family prayers, in commemoration of the guiding spirit that had pointed the way clear and that none may regret deducting from the calendar of their lives the ten nights in a bar room. As mentioned above, the 1931 version of ten nights in a bar room was the storys last celluloid gasp.
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. Full text of ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there. Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. In order to improve the mill as circumstances required. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw therenight the third. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 precode hollywood pizzaflix. The sheik 1921 with rudolph valentino by bernard welt. 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. Jun 05, 2016 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. 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. When a new doctor comes to town a father goes to meet him at a bar to get him to aid his sick daughter. Night the first the sickle and sheaf early temperance melodrama, later adapted to the stage and to film. Ten nights in a barroom, an 1858 play by william w.
Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. This melodrama is about the temperance movement and the negative affect liquor has on families. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 letterboxd your life in film. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1882 by timothy shay arthur. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. Quickly adapted for the stage, ten nights in a bar room was a smash hit on the page and in the live theater but by 1926, at the height of prohibition, it had lost much of its appeal. Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. A man is swindled out of his mill business and turns to drink. It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy.
The look thrown upon frank when he entered the bar room, and saw him hale fellow, well met, with three or four idle, profane, drinking customers, contradicted that assertion. Ten nights in a bar room 1921, an american film by blazed trail productions ten nights in a barroom 1926, an american film by the colored players of philadelphia ten nights in a barroom 1931 film, an american film directed by william a. William farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd director. The book ends with morgan calling for the complete prohibition of drink in his town. Timothy shay arthur, 1855 wine is a mocker and beer a brawler. This film was shot and released in an era when most drunks on in the. After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor.
Operating from 5 mile drome wards near port moresby this bomber was nicknamed ten knights in a bar room and painted with a figure riding a pegasus. He is most famous for his temperance novel titled ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there 1854. Ten nights in a bar room was released on dvd and bluray as part of the pioneers of africanamerican cinema box set. With baby ivy ward, john lowell, nell clark keller, charles mackay. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. The most dangerous game 1932 action, adventure, thriller full length film duration. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. 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. Ten nights in a barroom is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. 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 bar room and what i saw therenight the first.
A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. The high and the low part 1 complete a thinking allowed program duration. Johnny bond ten nights in a barroom 1967, vinyl discogs. 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. Honest portrayal of alcoholism and its effects in this rarely seen film. Nilsson was born anna quirentia nilsson in ystad, sweden on march 30th, 1888. Aug 21, 2006 ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. 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.
The room had a close, greasy odor, and looked as if it had not been thoroughly swept and dusted for a week. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the third. S miller, jon editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 bar room now stands and has become basically a drunkard. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 precode hollywood youtube. Ten nights in a bar room 1910 film has been listed as one of the media and drama good articles under the good article criteria. 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. The silent power full movie manhsjanaanna nuayausjjajaka. As a personal project for myself, i decided to compile a list of all the silent films released on bluray that i still need to purchase. 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. The title character, a family man named joe morgan, has a daughter who is very sick and visits the new doctor in town at the local hotel and bar. 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. Famous book that described the effects of alcohol on society. Ten nights in a barroom was distributed through the auspices of the womens christian temperance union, who were blissfully unaware that audiences were more prone to laugh at the.
Ten nights in a barroom passed 1h 12min drama 1 march 1931 usa a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. A smart young irishman was in the bar, and handed me the book in which passengers names were registered. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw therenight the seventh. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Undated vintage or antique hardcover published by david c. With william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd, robert frazer. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the first.
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