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Playhouse 90: Days of Wine and Roses
Plot Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

The devastating effects of alcoholism provide the basis for this episode of the Playhouse 90 television series. The tale centers on an ambitious young executive and his wife. Heavy drinking seems to be a mandatory part of their hectic social schedule and this takes them on a disastrous ride to the bottom of a bottle. Remade as a feature film in 1962 by Blade Edwards.

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 Is related to:    Drunks  (1997, Peter Cohn)
   My Name is Bill W.  (1989, Daniel Petrie)
 Has been remade as:    Days of Wine and Roses  (1962, Blake Edwards)