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Writers:
Willis Kent (story)
Norton S. Parker (scenario and dialogue)
Release Date:
23 March 1928 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Thrilling! Sensational! It seemed such a beautiful road, such a wonderful road - But it was only the Road to Ruin! (original ad) more
Plot:
A controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl that goes on the "road to ruin."... more | add synopsis

Cast

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Helen Foster ... Sally Canfield
Grant Withers ... Don Hughes
Florence Turner ... Mrs. Canfield
Charles Miller ... Mr. Canfield
Virginia Roye ... Eve Terrell
Thomas Carr ... Jimmy Canfield (as Tommy Carr)
Don Rader ... Al
Eddie Dunn ... Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
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According to the widow of Norton S. Parker, Helen Foster kept a bottle of bootleg whiskey just out of camera range to keep herself "half-smashed" during the strip poker scenes. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as The Road to Ruin (1934) more

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