The Day After

The Day After — Plot

Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but as guests begin to arrive their resolve weakens, and soon they are both cavorting drunkenly. Next morning Mr. Hilton, feeling very sick, is conscience-stricken over his drunkenness and his behavior with another woman. He fears to face his wife until he discovers that she feels just as guilty herself.

• Release date
• December 30, 1909
• Runtime
• 9 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• D.W. Griffith

The Day After — Cast

Arthur V. Johnson Mr. Hilton Marion Leonard Mrs. Hilton Blanche Sweet The New Year George Nichols A Friend James Kirkwood Party Guest Jeanie Macpherson Party Guest Mack Sennett Party Guest Henry B. Walthall Party Guest