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The Old Soak (1926)

The Old Soak poster
Directed by
Edward Sloman
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a happy-go-lucky man who gets mixed up in a series of small-time criminal mischief. The story follows his escapades as he tries to outwit those around him for his own amusement.

lightheartedwhimsicalnostalgicgentlecomedicquirkyold-fashioned

What happens

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. The play was later adapted into the 1937 release The Good Old Soak starring Wallace Beery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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