Alcohol

Alcohol

1920 · 96 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

A middle-class man falls in love with a woman from a more ordinary background, and they end up working in a variety act where they sink into alcoholism. He then kills another man whom he mistakenly believes is a rival.

Directed by E.A. Dupont · Written by Alfred Lind

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