The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!

1945 en 101 minutes

Rating: 7.6

Plot

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

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Cast

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Don Birnam

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Helen St. James

Phillip Terry

Phillip Terry

Wick Birnam

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Nat the Bartender

Doris Dowling

Doris Dowling

Gloria

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

'Bim' Nolan

Mary Young

Mary Young

Mrs. Deveridge

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Foley

Lilian Fontaine

Lilian Fontaine

Mrs. Charles St. James

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Lewis L. Russell

Lewis L. Russell

Charles St. James

Andy Andrews

Andy Andrews

Alcoholic (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Man from Albany (uncredited)

Harry Barris

Harry Barris

Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Jess Lee Brooks

Jess Lee Brooks

(uncredited)

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford

Guard (uncredited)

David Clyde

David Clyde

Dave (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)

Willa Pearl Curtis

Willa Pearl Curtis

Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)

John Deauville

John Deauville

Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson

Mrs. Frink (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Jayne Hazard

Jayne Hazard

M. (uncredited)

Ted Hecht

Ted Hecht

Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited)

Ernest Hilliard

Ernest Hilliard

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Smoking Man (uncredited)

Jerry James

Jerry James

Male Nurse (uncredited)

Stan Johnson

Stan Johnson

Nurse (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston

Jack W. Johnston

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Baby (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

Mr. Brophy (uncredited)

Perc Launders

Perc Launders

Doorman (uncredited)

Bertram Marburgh

Bertram Marburgh

Jewish Man (uncredited)

William Meader

William Meader

Hardware Man (uncredited)

James Millican

James Millican

Nurse (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)

Pat Moriarity

Pat Moriarity

Irishman (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

Irishman (uncredited)

Peter Potter

Peter Potter

Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited)

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Fruit Clerk (uncredited)

Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds

George (uncredited)

Lester Sharpe

Lester Sharpe

Jewish Man (uncredited)

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Guard (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)

Al Stewart

Al Stewart

Mattress Man (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland

Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Doctor (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Mike (uncredited)

Milton Wallace

Milton Wallace

Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited)

Gisela Werbisek

Gisela Werbisek

Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited)

Crane Whitley

Crane Whitley

Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Drunk (uncredited)

Isabel Withers

Isabel Withers

Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)

Audrey Young

Audrey Young

Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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