John Barleycorn

19141914

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Hobart Bosworth in John Barleycorn (1914)

Drama

A tale following a boys relationship with alcohol.A tale following a boys relationship with alcohol.A tale following a boys relationship with alcohol.

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Directors
- Hobart Bosworth
- J. Charles Haydon
Writers
- Hettie Grey Baker(story)
- Jack London(novel)
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Jack London and Matty Roubert in John Barleycorn (1914)

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A tale following a boys relationship with alcohol.

based on novel

Taglines
- Was published as the Special Feature Serial Story in the Saturday Evening Post- Showing the Fight Between Reason in Man and The Evil Spirit in Alcohol-And is the Most Powerful Moral Lesson ever Conveyed in Films (Print Ad-Albany Evening Journal, ((Albany, NY)) 11 December 1914)
Genre
- Drama
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Trivia
Liquor interests attempted to bribe Bosworth into delaying the film release until after elections, worried that its negative outlook on alcohol might impact votes on prohibition. Bosworth refused.