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THE WRONG ROAD (1937) Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack & Lionel Atwill | Action, Crime, Drama | B&W
The Wrong Road is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill.
SYNOPSIS
A young unmarried couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to rob the bank where the husband works of $100,000, then hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their sentences. All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an insurance investigator and the husband's old cellmate, who has decided that he wants a cut of the money.
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 & CREW
Richard Cromwell as Jimmy Caldwell
Helen Mack as Ruth Holden
Lionel Atwill as Mike Roberts
Horace McMahon as Blackie Clayton
Russ Powell as Chief Ira Foster
Billy Bevan as McLean
Marjorie Main as Martha Foster
Rex Evans as Victor J. Holbrook
Joseph Crehan as District Attorney
Arthur Hoyt as Beamish, bank teller
Syd Saylor as Big Hobo
Selmer Jackson as Judge
Chester Clute as Dan O'Fearna
Directed by James Cruze
Written by Gordon Rigby (screenplay and story), Eric Taylor (writer)
Produced by Colbert Clark
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by William Morgan
Music by Alberto Colombo
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date October 11, 1937
Running time 62 minutes, 53 minutes (U.S. edited version for television)
Country United States
Language English
NOTES
The film is now in the public domain.
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