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The Lost Weekend (1945)

Nov 29, 1945 · 1h 41m

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702 votes on TMDB

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

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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Top 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 Alcoholic (uncredited)
  • Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin Man from Albany (uncredited)
  • Harry Barris Harry Barris Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
  • Jess Lee Brooks (uncredited)
  • Jack Rube Clifford Jack Rube Clifford Guard (uncredited)

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