Wine (1924 film)

Wine is a 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier, produced and released by Universal Pictures under their 'Jewel' banner. The film, which featured Clara Bow in her first starring role, is currently classified as lost.

Wine
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Raymond L. Schrock (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Philip Lonergan Eve Unsell
Based on	Wine by William Briggs MacHarg
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Clara Bow Forrest Stanley Myrtle Stedman Huntley Gordon
Cinematography	John Stumar
Edited by	Harold McLernon
Distributed by	Universal Jewel
Release date	August 31, 1924 (1924-08-31)
Running time	70 mins.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

During the Prohibition Era, the widespread liquor traffic in the upper-classes is exposed. Angela is an innocent girl who develops into a "wild redhot mama".

Cast

• Clara Bow as Angela Warriner
• Forrest Stanley as Carl Graham
• Huntley Gordon as John Warriner
• Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Warriner
• Robert Agnew as Harry Van Alstyne
• Walter Long as Benedict, Count Montebello
• Arthur Thalasso as Amoti
• Walter Shumway as Revenue officer
• Grace Carlyle as Mrs. Bruce Corwin
• Leo White as The Duke
• Winifred Landis as Dowager (uncredited)

Reviews

• "If not taken as information, it is cracking good entertainment", Carl Sandburg reviewed September 29.

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  Bilingual Wine ad in Chinese "Screen Weekly" (January 1925)

  "Don't miss Wine. It's a thoroughly refreshing draught ... there are only about five actresses who give me a real thrill on the screen – and Clara is nearly five of them", Grace Kingsley in The Los Angeles Times August 24.

See also

• List of lost films

External links

• Wine at IMDb
• Wine at silentera.com
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Poster featuring Clara Bow
• Stills at silenthollywood.com