Watch The Lost Weekend (1945) Official Trailer
The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!
7.6 / 10 IMDb November 29, 1945 1h 41m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 41m
Release Date
November 29, 1945
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$1,250,000
Revenue
$11,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Ray Milland
as Don Birnam
Jane Wyman
as Helen St. James
Phillip Terry
as Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva
as Nat the Bartender
Doris Dowling
as Gloria
Frank Faylen
as 'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young
as Mrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Mrs. Foley
Lilian Fontaine
as Mrs. Charles St. James
Frank Orth
as Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Lewis L. Russell
as Charles St. James
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Andy Andrews
as Alcoholic (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Man from Albany (uncredited)
Harry Barris
as Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
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Jess Lee Brooks
as (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
as Guard (uncredited)
David Clyde
as Dave (uncredited)
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James Conaty
as Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)
Willa Pearl Curtis
as Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)
John Deauville
as Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesThe Lost Weekend Official Trailer 1945
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