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Come Fill the Cup (1951)
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24 October 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
"unfortunately, the trip to Miami seems to have slipped my mind." moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| James Cagney | ... | Lew Marsh | |
| Phyllis Thaxter | ... | Paula Copeland nee Copeland | |
| Raymond Massey | ... | John Ives | |
| James Gleason | ... | Charley Dolan | |
| Gig Young | ... | Boyd Copeland | |
| Selena Royle | ... | Mrs. Dolly Copeland | |
| Larry Keating | ... | Julian Cuscaden | |
| Charlita | ... | Maria Diego | |
| Sheldon Leonard | ... | Lennie Garr | |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Ike Bashaw | |
| John Kellogg | ... | Don Bell | |
| William Bakewell | ... | Hal Ortman | |
| John Alvin | ... | Travis Ashbourne, Reporter |
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I consider it to be one of Cagney's best. A very entertaining film, not merely a morality play, complete with a good plot, witty dialog, and humor. In one scene, the local crime boss (Sheldon Leonard) "forces" two alcoholics to drink whiskey at gunpoint. In an ironic twist, one of the drunks deciding whether or not to quit the bottle in the film is Gig Young, a real-life alcoholic who later killed his wife and himself. The difference between this film and most others is its' contention that the alcoholic must want to quit, and that this desire must come from one's self. I nearly said "anti-booze" film, but that is not true. In it, most of the characters are able to drink without becoming alcoholics, just like in real life. Alcohol aside, this is a classic crusading newspaperman versus gangster story of the 40s and 50s with music and humorous twists for spice. This is definitely one of my favorite films.