The Lost Weekend (1945)




Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend




Three harrowing days in the life of a failed novelist (Ray Milland) driven to the verge of suicide by his addiction to drink.


Books with substantial mentioning of The Lost Weekend

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Jürgen Müller
Movies of the 40s
Köln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, 2005

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Tony Thomas
The Films of the Forties
Secaucus, NJ, 1980

Books with an entry on The Lost Weekend

Michael F. Keaney
Film Noir Guide, 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003

Articles with substantial mentioning of The Lost Weekend

James Ursini, John F. Seitz (1892-1979), in: Robert Porfirio, Alain Silver and James Ursini (eds.), Film noir reader 3, New York, 2002

Reviews

Ian Freer, Double Indemnity/The Lost Weekend, in: Empire, nr. 277 (July), 2012 pp. 146-147 (DVD review)