Beer Must Go Down (1916)

• 84%
• 1916
• Comedy
• Lee Moran
• Eddie Lyons
• Eddie Lyons
• Lee Moran
• Priscilla Dean

Because Reggie is prone to drink, father severely scores him, and his patience reaches a climax when he is presented with a bill for damages Reggie has inflicted on a poor, inoffensive restaurant. Reggie is very much in love with June, his father's ward, and she reciprocates his affection. Reggie arrives home early one morning, and is confronted by his angry father, who tells him to leave the house and not return until he has paid the bill. June intercedes, but father is obdurate. The Association of Stevedores are highly wrought up over the advance of beer from five to ten cents a can. There is untold suffering among them, and they secure the services of the redoubtable detective, Potts, to advance their cause. Thus it is that Reggie and Potts meet, for Potts has inserted an advertisement that Reggie sees. Unknown to Reggie, his father is head of the graft trust that advanced the price of beer. Potts and Reggie discover the meeting place and make a raid. The last to come out is Mr. Smith. Recognition follows, and upon being allowed to leave, Smith "makes good" with both Reggie and Potts. Reggie is enabled to pay off his bills, and as he has proven his father to be the biggest grafter of all is allowed to return home and bask in the smiles of June.