this mack sennet produce comedy star w. c. field and it be deliberately construct like an old fashioned stage melodrama complete with the same type music and set and entrance . the concept be kind of funny and but after a while the single joke get kind of thin . however and there be an eventual payoff and a the end of the film be terrific . the story begin with field sing an annoying and bad song about the evil of strong drink ( . ) . this be where the title of the film be derive and but about 80 % of the short occur after this and be unrelated to the song and other than the fact it be all tell a a giant morality tale against vice . not bad and but certainly not up to the standard of such field full length classic a it a gift and the bank dick .