The False Road

1920 film

April 18, 1920 (1920-04-18)

CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The False Road is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film publication,^[4] Betty Palmer (Bennett) is in a New York criminal gang. Her sweetheart, Roger Moran (Hughes), completes a two-year sentence at Sing Sing and surprises her when he announces at a banquet the gang gives in honor of his return that he is going straight. She refuses to leave her pals in the gang, so he leaves her and finally obtains work at a local bank in a small New England town. Later, the gang leader sends Betty and a confederate to rob the bank. Roger follows them back to New York and, by posing as a backslider, succeeds through Betty in recovering the stolen cash. Betty then abandons the life of crime and marries the man of her heart.

Cast

Enid Bennett as Betty Palmer
Lloyd Hughes as 'Pickpocket' Roger Moran
Wade Boteler as 'Sapphire' Mike Wilson
Lucille Young as 'Frisco' Minnie
Charles Smiley as Joshua Starbuck
Edith Yorke as Mother Starbuck
Gordon Mullen as Crook Chauffeur

References

^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress,.. by The American Film Institute, c.1978
^ Janiss Garza (2011). "New York Times: The False Road". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 ..by The American Film Institute, c.1988
^ "The False Road: Crook Story Is Too Tame and the Action Too Mild". Motion Picture News. 21 (21). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 4233 May 15, 1920. Retrieved April 7, 2014.