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{{short description|1937 film by James Cruze}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Wrong Road
| name = The Wrong Road
| image =
| image = The Wrong Road FilmPoster.jpeg
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[James Cruze]]
| director = [[James Cruze]]
| producer = [[Colbert Clark]]
| producer = [[Colbert Clark]]
| writer = [[Gordon Rigby]] (screenplay and story)<br>[[Eric Taylor (screenwriter)|Eric Taylor]] (writer)
| writer = [[Gordon Rigby]] (screenplay and story)<br>[[Eric Taylor (screenwriter)|Eric Taylor]] (writer)
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Richard Cromwell (actor)|Richard Cromwell]]<br>[[Helen Mack]]<br>[[Lionel Atwill]]
| starring = See below
| music =
| music = [[Alberto Colombo (composer)|Alberto Colombo]]
| cinematography = [[Ernest Miller]]
| cinematography = [[Ernest Miller (cinematographer)|Ernest Miller]]
| editing = [[William Morgan]]
| editing = [[William Morgan (editor)|William Morgan]]
| distributor = [[Amblin Entertainment]]<br>[[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Republic Pictures]]
| released = 11 October 1937
| released = {{Film date|1937|10|11}}
| runtime = 62minutes<br>53minutes (American edited version)
| runtime = 62 minutes<br>53 minutes (U.S. edited version for television)
| country = [[USA]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''The Wrong Road''''' is a 1937 American film directed by [[James Cruze]].
'''''The Wrong Road''''' is a 1937 American [[crime drama film]] directed by [[James Cruze]] and starring [[Richard Cromwell (actor)|Richard Cromwell]], [[Helen Mack]], and [[Lionel Atwill]]. The film is now in the [[public domain]].


== Plot summary ==
== Plot ==
A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose plans for their life together have not turned out as expected, decide to steal $100,000 from the bank where the boyfriend works, then hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their prison sentences.
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All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an insurance investigator (Atwill), who has a soft spot for the couple and would like to see them go straight, and the boyfriend's old cellmate, who wants a cut of the money.
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== Cast ==

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==Cast==
*[[Richard Cromwell (actor)|Richard Cromwell]] as Jimmy Caldwell
*[[Richard Cromwell (actor)|Richard Cromwell]] as Jimmy Caldwell
*[[Helen Mack]] as Ruth Holden
*[[Helen Mack]] as Ruth Holden
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*[[Billy Bevan]] as McLean
*[[Billy Bevan]] as McLean
*[[Marjorie Main]] as Martha Foster
*[[Marjorie Main]] as Martha Foster
*[[Rex Evans]] as Victor J. Holbrook
*Rex Evans as Victor J. Holbrook
*[[Joseph Crehan]] as District Attorney
*[[Joseph Crehan]] as District Attorney
*[[Arthur Hoyt]] as Beamish, bank teller
*[[Arthur Hoyt]] as Beamish, bank teller
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*[[Chester Clute]] as Dan O'Fearna
*[[Chester Clute]] as Dan O'Fearna


== Soundtrack ==
==External links==
{{commons category|The Wrong Road}}
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*{{IMDb title|id=0029799|title=The Wrong Road}}

== External links ==
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*{{imdb title|id=0029799|title=The Wrong Road}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=wrong_road|name=The Wrong Road}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=wrong_road|name=The Wrong Road}}

{{James Cruze}}
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[[Category:American crime drama films]]
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[[Category:Films about bank robbery]]
[[Category:Films directed by James Cruze]]
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 17 September 2024

For other uses, see The Wrong Road (disambiguation).
The Wrong Road
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byGordon Rigby (screenplay and story)
Eric Taylor (writer)
Produced byColbert Clark
StarringRichard Cromwell
Helen Mack
Lionel Atwill
CinematographyErnest Miller
Edited byWilliam Morgan
Music byAlberto Colombo
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • October 11, 1937 (1937-10-11)
Running time
62 minutes
53 minutes (U.S. edited version for television)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Wrong Road is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill. The film is now in the public domain.

Plot

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A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose plans for their life together have not turned out as expected, decide to steal $100,000 from the bank where the boyfriend works, then hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their prison sentences.

All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an insurance investigator (Atwill), who has a soft spot for the couple and would like to see them go straight, and the boyfriend's old cellmate, who wants a cut of the money.

Cast

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