Sally from NYC, neglected by parents, smokes, drinks, has affairs with older men. Arrested during strip poker game.
If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of silent cinema, keep moving. But if you want to see exactly what people in 1928 thought was going to destroy the youth of America, The Road to Ruin is a fascinating, if incredibly clunky, relic. It’s the kind of movie you watch today mostly to marvel at how little the 'moral p...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Norton S. Parker
Wilfred Lucas
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"If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of silent cinema, keep moving. But if you want to see exactly what people in 1928 thought was going to destroy the youth of America, The Road to Ruin is a fascinating, if incredibly clunky, relic. It’s the kind of movie you watch today mostly to marvel at how little the 'moral panic' playbook has changed in a hundred years. It’s worth watching if you enjoy the unintentional comedy of heavy-handed propaganda. If you’re looking for genuine character develo..."
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Norton S. Parker, Willis Kent
United States
1936 · IMDb 5
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