John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn
1914, English. Directed by Hobart Bosworth & J. Charles Haydon.
Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name. Jack London has struggled with alcoholism most of his life. At age five he was instructed to bring a pail of beer to his father and drank some to prevent it spilling over, getting drunk for the first time. As an adult, he goes through cycles of abstinence only to return to hard drinking.
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- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1914
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Hettie Grey Baker
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Who directed John Barleycorn?
John Barleycorn (1914) was directed by Hobart Bosworth and J. Charles Haydon and stars Elmer Clifton, Antrim Short, Matty Roubert.