🎬 Drama

The Road to Ruin

"Thrilling! Sensational! It seemed such a beautiful road, such a wonderful road - But it was only the Road to Ruin!"

⭐ 7.3/10 1928 58m Dir. Norton S. Parker

About this movie

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.

Press Play
✨ Preview Complete
7.3/10 3 votes

Quick facts

Year
1928
Runtime
58m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Votes
3
Genre
Drama
Language
XX

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Norton S. Parker 👤 Helen Foster 👤 Grant Withers 👤 Florence Turner
smoking exploitation sin underage drinking b movie troubled teen teenage rebellion teenage pregnancy pregnant teen morality tale abortion exploitation film

Your reaction

Questions about The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin has a runtime of 58m ( and 58 minutes).
The Road to Ruin was directed by Norton S. Parker and released in 1928.
The Road to Ruin is a Drama film (1928).
The cast of The Road to Ruin includes Helen Foster, Grant Withers, Florence Turner, Charles Miller, Virginia Roye.
The Road to Ruin has a TMDB rating of 7.3/10 based on 3 votes.

Movies Similar to The Road to Ruin

Continue exploring

My Watchlist