Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921 film)
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| Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
| Written by | L. Case Russell |
| Based on | Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There 1839 novel by Timothy Shay Arthur |
| Starring | Baby Ivy Ward John Lowell Nell Clarke Keller |
| Cinematography | Joseph Settle |
Production company | Blazed Trail Productions |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
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Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Ten Nights in a Bar Room is a 1921 melodrama film directed by Oscar Apfel.[1] The film is based on the novel of the same name by Timothy Shay Arthur.[2]
Plot
Logging camp worker Joe Morgan becomes an alcoholic after a saloon opens up in town. His daughter Mary suffers as a result of this. One day, while Joe is at the saloon, his daughter Mary shows up to ask him to come home. A fight breaks out, and Mary is hit with a glass, killing her. Joe vows for revenge. After a series of misadventures, Joe stops trying to avenge his daughter's death, and he reunites with his wife.
Cast
- Baby Ivy Ward as Little Mary Morgan
- John Lowell as Joe Morgan
- Nell Clarke Keller as Fanny Morgan
- Charles Mackay as Simon Slade
- James Phillips as Frank Slade
- Ethel Dwyer as Dora Slade
- Charles Beyer as Harvey Green
- John Woodford as Judge Hammond
- Kempton Greene as Willie Hammond
Preservation
A complete copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress.[3]
References
- ^ "Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921)". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ten Nights In A Bar Room". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
External links
- Ten Nights in a Bar Room at IMDb
- Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the TCM Movie Database
- Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films