The Struggle (1931 film)

The Struggle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byJohn Emerson
Anita Loos
D. W. Griffith (uncredited)
Based onThe Drunkard
by Emile Zola
Produced byD. W. Griffith
StarringHal Skelly
Zita Johann
Charles Richman
Helen Mack
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byBarney Rogan
Music byD.W. Griffith (uncredited)
Philip A. Scheib (uncredited)
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 10, 1931 (1931-12-10)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$300,000[1][2]
Box officeless than $100,000[1][2]

The Struggle is a 1931 American pre-Code feature film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the 1877 novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola. It was Griffith's only full-sound film besides Abraham Lincoln (1930). After several films directed by Griffith failed at the box office, The Struggle was his last film. The film was made primarily at the Audio-Cinema studios in the Bronx, New York with some outdoor filming on the streets of the Bronx.[3]

The Struggle stars Hal Skelly, Zita Johann, Charles Richman, and in her film debut, Helen Mack. Longtime Griffith actress Kate Bruce made her final film appearance in this film as Granny, and this was also the final film for Claude Cooper.

  1. ^ a b Nat Segaloff, Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 123-125
  2. ^ a b Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3. p87
  3. ^ IMDB entry

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