Hop - The Devil's Brew
1916 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber |
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| Writer: | Lois Weber, Rufus Steele |
| Staring: |
| Lydia Jansen is happily married to a young customs inspector, but she harbors a dark secret. She is addicted to smoking opium or in slang parlance “hop.” To keep her secret, she willingly pays the blackmail her maid extorts from her having learned of Lydia’s habit through her own fiancée who is part of the ring importing the devil’s brew. Something unknown to all is that the operation is run by Lydia’s father an important politician in the city where this all occurs. As her husband’s investigation tightens the noose on the organization Lydia faces a crisis. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 14, 1916 |
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| Director: | Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber |
| Writer: | Lois Weber, Rufus Steele |
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| Keywords | opium, smuggling (contraband) |
| Production Companies | Bluebird Photoplays |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Phillips Smalley | Ward Jansen |
| Lois Weber | Lydia Jansen |
| Marie Walcamp | Jane Leech |
| C. Norman Hammond | William Waters |
| Juan de la Cruz | Con Leech |
| Ethel Weber |
| Name | Job |
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| Phillips Smalley | Director |
| Lois Weber | Director, Screenplay, Scenario Writer |
| Rufus Steele | Story |
| Allen G. Siegler | Director of Photography |
| Frank D. Williams | Director of Photography |
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