The Old Soak
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Directed byEdward Sloman
Written byCharles Kenyon (adaptation)
Screenplay byCharles Kenyon
Based onThe Old Soak
by Don Marquis
by Don Marquis
| The Old Soak | |
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| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Charles Kenyon (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | Charles Kenyon |
| Based on | The Old Soak by Don Marquis |
| Starring | Jean Hersholt George J. Lewis June Marlowe |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Old Soak is a 1926 American silent comedy crime film directed by Edward Sloman. The film stars Jean Hersholt, George J. Lewis, and June Marlowe, and is based on a 1922 Broadway play of the same title by Don Marquis.[1] The play was later adapted into the 1937 release The Good Old Soak starring Wallace Beery.[2]
- Jean Hersholt as Clement Hawley Sr.
- George J. Lewis as Clemmy Hawley
- June Marlowe as Ina Heath
- William V. Mong as Cousin Webster
- Gertrude Astor as Sylvia De Costa
- Louise Fazenda as Annie
- Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Hawley
- Adda Gleason as Lucy
- Tom Ricketts as Roue
- George Siegmann as Al
- Arnold Gray as Shelly Hawley (credited as Arnold Gregg)
