Recipes from the Stars of the Silent Era

"I exercise extreme self-control. I never drink anything stronger than Gin before breakfast." - W.C. Fields

Here are some cocktail recipes for drinks named after silent stars - or drinks featured in movies I have reviewed here.

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• Charlie Chaplin from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide

  1 oz. Sloe Gin

  1 oz. Apricot-Flavored Brandy

  1 oz. Lemon Juice

  
  Shake with ice and strain into old-fashioned glass over ice cubes.
  

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• Mary Pickford Cocktail from "Classic Cocktails of the Prohibition Era" by Philip Collins

  1 oz. Light Rum

  1 oz. Pineapple Juice

  1/4 tsp. Grenadine

  1/4 tsp. Maraschino Liqueur

  
  Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
  

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• Champagne Cocktail from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide
  - - - Popular cocktail of the 1930's. Robert Taylor drinks one in Personal Property (1937)

  1 lump Sugar

  2 dashes Bitters

  Chilled Champagne

  
  Place sugar in chilled champagne flute, add bitters, and fill with champagne. Add a twist of lemon peel. Yum!
  

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• Gin Rickey from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide
  - - - Robert Taylor drinks one in His Brother's Wife (1936)

  Juice of 1/2 Lime

  1 1/2 oz. Gin

  
  Pour ingredients into highball glass over ice cubes and fill with carbonated water. Stir. Add a wedge of lime.
  

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• Paradise Cocktail from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide
  - - - Kay Francis and William Powell's drink in One Way Passage (1932)

  1 oz. Apricot-Flavored Brandy

  3/4 oz. Gin

  Juice of 1/4 Orange

  
  Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Yum yum!
  

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• Sherry Flip from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide
  - - - Joan Crawford's drink of choice in Chained (1934)

  1 Whole Egg

  1 tsp. Powered Sugar

  1 1/2 oz. Cream Sherry

  2 tsp. Light Cream (if desired)

  
  Shake with ice and strain into sour glass. Sprinkle a little nutmeg on top.
  

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• Sherry Cobbler from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide
  - - - Shemp Howard tries to slip someone a mickey in one of these in San Antonio Rose (1941)

  1 tsp. Powdered Sugar

  2 oz. Carbonated Water

  2 oz. Sweet Sherry

  
  In a red-wine glass, dissolve powdered sugar in carbonated water. Fill glass with ice and add sherry. Stir and decorate with fruits in season. Serve with straws.

"I wish I could drink like a lady,
I can take one or two at the most,
Three and I'm under the table,
Four and I'm under the host." - Dorothy Parker