The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
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1945
1h 41m
7.6(634 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

60 members
Acting

Ray Milland

Don Birnam

Ray Milland
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Jane Wyman

Helen St. James

Jane Wyman
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Phillip Terry

Wick Birnam

Phillip Terry
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Howard Da Silva

Nat the Bartender

Howard Da Silva
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Doris Dowling

Gloria

Doris Dowling
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Frank Faylen

'Bim' Nolan

Frank Faylen
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Mary Young

Mrs. Deveridge

Mary Young
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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Foley

Anita Sharp-Bolster
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Lilian Fontaine

Mrs. Charles St. James

Lilian Fontaine
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Frank Orth

Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Frank Orth
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Lewis L. Russell

Charles St. James

Lewis L. Russell
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Andy Andrews

Alcoholic (uncredited)

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Walter Baldwin

Man from Albany (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin
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Harry Barris

Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Harry Barris
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Jess Lee Brooks

(uncredited)

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Jack Rube Clifford

Guard (uncredited)

Jack Rube Clifford
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David Clyde

Dave (uncredited)

David Clyde
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James Conaty

Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)

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Willa Pearl Curtis

Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)

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John Deauville

Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

John Deauville
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Helen Dickson

Mrs. Frink (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
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Byron Foulger

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
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Jayne Hazard

M. (uncredited)

Jayne Hazard
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Ted Hecht

Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited)

Ted Hecht
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Ernest Hilliard

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Ernest Hilliard
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Earle Hyman

Smoking Man (uncredited)

Earle Hyman
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Jerry James

Male Nurse (uncredited)

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Stan Johnson

Nurse (uncredited)

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Jack W. Johnston

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston
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Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Baby (uncredited)

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
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Eddie Laughton

Mr. Brophy (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton
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Perc Launders

Doorman (uncredited)

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Bertram Marburgh

Jewish Man (uncredited)

Bertram Marburgh
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William Meader

Hardware Man (uncredited)

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James Millican

Nurse (uncredited)

James Millican
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Frank Mills

Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)

Frank Mills
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Pat Moriarity

Irishman (uncredited)

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William Newell

Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

William Newell
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William O'Leary

Irishman (uncredited)

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Peter Potter

Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited)

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Stanley Price

Fruit Clerk (uncredited)

Stanley Price
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Craig Reynolds

George (uncredited)

Craig Reynolds
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Lester Sharpe

Jewish Man (uncredited)

Lester Sharpe
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Lee Shumway

Guard (uncredited)

Lee Shumway
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Douglas Spencer

Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer
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Al Stewart

Mattress Man (uncredited)

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Amzie Strickland

Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland
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Harry Tenbrook

Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
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Emmett Vogan

Doctor (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
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Max Wagner

Mike (uncredited)

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Milton Wallace

Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited)

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Gisela Werbisek

Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited)

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Crane Whitley

Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
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Ernest Whitman

Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman
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Harry Wilson

Drunk (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
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Isabel Withers

Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)

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Audrey Young

Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited)

Audrey Young
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Dick Gordon

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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