Hit-The-Trail Holliday

Hit-The-Trail Holliday is a lost 1918 silent comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring George M. Cohan in filmization based on his 1915 Broadway play, Hit-the-Trail-Holiday (the spelling of the play differs from the film). Cohan wrote the play for his brother-in-law Fred Niblo, who was soon to become a film director. Cohan produced the film in conjunction with Famous Players–Lasky. A film about Prohibition of Alcohol, directed by one of Hollywood's then biggest alcoholics.

Plot
As described in a film magazine, discharged because of his refusal to sell liquor to a minor, bartender Billie Holiday (Cohan), expert mixer of drinks, seeks employment in St. Johnsburg, a small town dominated by two factions, one a German brewer, the other an American prohibitionist. Pretty Edith Jason (Clayton) strengthens Billy's leanings towards the prohibitionists, and in a rousing address he is successful in making a name for himself. Before long, accompanied by Edith who is now his wife, Billy makes a tour of various cities in an endeavor to wipe out the liquor interests.

Cast

 * George M. Cohan as Billie Holiday
 * Marguerite Clayton as Edith Jason
 * Robert Broderick as Otto Wurst
 * Pat O'Malley as Kent B. Wurst
 * Russell Bassett as Burr Jason
 * Richard Barthelmess as Bobby Jason
 * William Walcott as Reverend Holden