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John Barleycorn: Directed by Hobart Bosworth, J. Charles Haydon. With Elmer Clifton, Antrim Short, Matty Roubert, Viola Barry. A tale following a boys relationship with alcohol.
- Hobart Bosworth, J. Charles Haydon
- 1914-07
- Drama
- Elmer Clifton, Antrim Short, Matty Roubert
Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name. Jack London has struggled with alcoholism most of his life. At age five he was instructed to bring a pail of beer to his father and drank some to prevent it spilling over, getting drunk for the first time. As an adult, he goes through cycles of abstinence only to return to hard drinking.
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Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name. Jack London has struggled with alcoholism most of his life. At age five he was instructed to bring a pail of beer to his father and drank some to prevent it spilling over, getting drunk for the first time. As an adult, he goes through cycles of abstinence only to return to hard drinking.
"John Barleycorn" is an English and Scottish folk song. The song's protagonist is John Barleycorn, a personification of barley and of the alcoholic beverages made from it: beer and whisky . In the song, he suffers indignities, attacks, and death that correspond to the various stages of barley cultivation, such as reaping and malting .
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One pre-release item in the London collection lists Helen Walker, Lincoln Helt (probably Elmo Lincoln, working under his real name, Lincolnhelt), Dick La Reno, and Rhea Haines as additional cast members.
