Absinthe (1914 film)
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Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
Written by | Herbert Brenon (scenario) |
Produced by | Herbert Brenon Carl Laemmle |
Starring | King Baggot Leah Baird |
Cinematography | William C. Thompson |
Production company | Independent Moving Pictures Company |
Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | Four reels[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Absinthe is a 1914 American silent drama film starring King Baggot and Leah Baird and directed by Herbert Brenon. Some sources also credit George Edwardes-Hall as a director.
Twelve minutes and three seconds of the film, attributed to the EYE Filmmuseum and with Dutch subtitles, can be viewed on YouTube.[2]
Overview[]
A Parisian artist becomes addicted to the liquor absinthe and sinks to robbery and murder.
Cast[]
- King Baggot as Jean Dumas
- Leah Baird as Madame Dumas
References[]
- ^ "Absinthe". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Absinthe on YouTube
External links[]
- Absinthe at IMDb
- Absinthe at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1914 films
- Absinthe
- 1914 drama films
- American drama films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Herbert Brenon
- Films set in Paris
- Films shot in Paris
- Universal Pictures films
- Films about alcoholism
- 1910s drama film stubs