Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 2m

The Wrong Road

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Director
James Cruze
Cast
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
Crew
Ernest Miller — Director of Photography William Morgan — Editor Alberto Colombo — Original Music Composer Gordon Rigby — Screenplay Eric Taylor — Screenplay Colbert Clark — Producer
Synopsis

A young married 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.

Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshiprelease from prisonbank robberyinsurance investigatorhidden loot
Key Collaborators
James Cruze Director Ernest Miller Director of Photography William Morgan Editor Alberto Colombo Original Music Composer Gordon Rigby Screenplay Eric Taylor Screenplay Colbert Clark Producer Eloise Costume Design
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