Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931 film)

Ten Nights in a Bar-Room is a 1931 American Pre-Code film directed by William A. O'Connor.

The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in the 1854 novel, Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There by Timothy Shay Arthur.

The Cedarville new town doctor, Dr. Romaine, checks into the hotel owned by Simon Slade.

Simon's daughter Ann and son John work at the hotel and bar therein.

Joe plays poker with the resident bar gambler, Harvey Green.

Morgan hangs around the bar just waiting for someone to buy a round and he can get a free drink.

The corollary 1854 novel written by Arthur was a financial success and the second most popular book of the Victorian era.

[2] There is a 1926 film version where a drunkard is swindled out of his mill business but is later reborn and he runs for mayor.