Movie Description
The Road to Ruin
(1928)Overview
A controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl that goes on the "road to ruin." Sally is a 16-year-old New York City teen who, neglected by her parents, takes up smoking and drinking, engages in affairs with a series of older men, gets arrested by the police during a strip poker game, is sent home only to discover later that she's pregnant, and after getting an illegal abortion, the words "The Wages of Sin is Death" inexpliably appear over her bed in fire.
Featured Crew
Cast
Sally Canfield
Don Hughes
Mrs. Canfield
Mr. Canfield
Eve Terrell
Jimmy Canfield (as Tommy Carr)
Al
Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Road to Ruin
Status Released
Release Information
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1928-03-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 58m
Production CompaniesCliff Broughton Productions
Genres
- Drama
