''The Drunkard'' is a 1935 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Albert Herman Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman. S ...

and starring James Murray,

Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (born Edith Matilda Clara Kimball; September 6, 1890 – October 15, 1960) was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era. Early life Edith Matilda Clara Kimball was born in Chicago on Septembe ...

and

Janet Chandler Janet Chandler (December 31, 1911 – March 16, 1994) was a model and actress in American films. She had starring roles in several films of the 1930s. She was born Lillian Guenther in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She began her film career as a child actr ...

.McKenna p.23 It is based on the 1844 stage melodrama ''

The Drunkard ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844.

'' by William H. Smith.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* A. T. McKenna. ''Showman of the Screen: Joseph E. Levine and His Revolutions in Film Promotion''. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.

External links

* 1935 films 1935 drama films American drama films Films directed by Albert Herman American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub