Hit-The-Trail Holliday is a lost[1] 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).[2] Cohan wrote the play for his brother-in-law Fred Niblo, who was soon to become a film director.[3] Cohan produced the film in conjunction with Famous Players-Lasky.[4][5] A film about Prohibition of Alcohol, directed by one of Hollywood's then biggest alcoholics.
Hit-The-Trail Holliday | |
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Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
Written by | John Emerson Anita Loos |
Based on | Hit-the-Trail-Holiday by George M. Cohan |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky George M. Cohan |
Starring | George M. Cohan |
Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (as Artcraft Pictures) |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
As described in a film magazine,[6] discharged because of his refusal to sell liquor to a minor, bartender Billie Holiday (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.
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