Wine (1924 film)

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Wine
Filmposter Wine 1924.png
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Written by Raymond L. Schrock (adaptation)
Screenplay by Philip Lonergan
Eve Unsell
Based onWine
by William Briggs MacHarg
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Clara Bow
Forrest Stanley
Myrtle Stedman
Huntley Gordon
Cinematography John Stumar
Edited byHarold McLernon
Distributed by Universal Jewel
Release date
  • August 31, 1924 (1924-08-31)
[1]
Running time
70 mins.
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Wine is a 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier, produced and released by Universal Pictures under their 'Jewel' banner. [1] The film, which featured Clara Bow in her first starring role, is currently classified as lost. [2] [3]

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Plot

During the Prohibition Era, the widespread liquor traffic in the upper-classes is exposed. Angela is an innocent girl who develops into a "wild redhot mama". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wine". afi.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. Stenn, David (2000). Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Cooper Square Press. p. 291. ISBN   1-461-66091-2.
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Wine
  4. Galveston Daily News, October 20, 1924
  5. Carl Sandburg's Film Reviews and Essays, 1920-1928, Lake Claremont Press, 2000
  6. Yaeger, Lynn. "Happy Birthday, Clara Bow!". Vogue. Retrieved April 25, 2020.