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Volstead Act

The Spirits of Biograph: Moonshine and Prohibition in the Age of Griffith
8 Aug 2018

The Spirits of Biograph: Moonshine and Prohibition in the Age of Griffith

by John Harding | posted in: Early moving pictures | 13

January 16 marks the 100th anniversary of the law establishing Prohibition. Few people today can understand the grassroots fervor that made the 18th Amendment the law of the land on January 16, 1920. But it did not happen overnight, and … Continued

18th Amendment, A Drunkard's Reformation, A Fool and a Girl, alcohol addiction, alcoholism, Biograph Co., Carrie Nation, cinema, D.W. Griffith, Edison Studio, Edwin S. Porter, Florence Lawrence, John R. Cumpson, Jonesy comedies, Mack Sennett, Mr. and Mrs.Jones, Mrs. Jones Entertains, Pathe, Prohibition, Temperance, Temperance League, Ten Nights in a Bar Room, The Ben-Hur Murders, The Curtain Pole, The Designated Virgin, Victims of Alcoholism, Volstead Act, What Drink Dead
Prohibition and Early Hollywood
24 Jul 2015

Prohibition and Early Hollywood

by John Harding | posted in: Hollywood history | 0

In late 1919, just as motion pictures were attaining new heights both as an art form and as a business with global reach, Congress passed the National Prohibition Act. When the so-called Volstead Act became law on January 17, 1920, … Continued

1925, bootlegger, cowboys, D.W. Griffith, Erich von Stroheim, Hollywood, Irving Thalberg, MGM, Prohibition, studios, Volstead Act

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