The Old Soak Explained

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]

Cast

• 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)

Preservation

The Old Soak is now presumed to be a lost film. However, a 16mm reduction positive print may exist in a private collection.^[3]

See also

• Gertrude Astor filmography

External links

• • • Original era lobby poster (Wayback Machine)
• Still from the film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Old Soak. silentera.com. July 17, 2015.
2. Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 1999. Walter de Gruyter. 3-110-95194-0. 309.
3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7955/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Old Soak