
The Lost Weekend
The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!
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.
Drama
The Lost Weekend
Rating
7.6/10
Release Date
1945-11-29
Runtime
101 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Ray Milland
Don Birnam

Jane Wyman
Helen St. James

Phillip Terry
Wick Birnam

Howard Da Silva
Nat the Bartender

Doris Dowling
Gloria

Frank Faylen
'Bim' Nolan

Mary Young
Mrs. Deveridge

Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Foley

Lilian Fontaine
Mrs. Charles St. James

Frank Orth
Opera Cloak Room Attendant

Lewis L. Russell
Charles St. James

Andy Andrews
Alcoholic (uncredited)
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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures