The Lost Weekend
The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!
1945-11-29 | 101 minutes
Plot Summary
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, 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.
Cast
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Ray MillandDon Birnam
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Jane WymanHelen St. James
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Phillip TerryWick Birnam
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Howard Da SilvaNat the Bartender
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Doris DowlingGloria
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Frank Faylen'Bim' Nolan
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Mary YoungMrs. Deveridge
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Anita Sharp-BolsterMrs. Foley
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Lilian FontaineMrs. Charles St. James
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Frank OrthOpera Cloak Room Attendant
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Lewis L. RussellCharles St. James
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Walter BaldwinMan from Albany (uncredited)
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Harry BarrisPianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
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Jack Rube CliffordGuard (uncredited)
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David ClydeDave (uncredited)
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John DeauvilleCloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
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