The Primrose Path (1925)
Alcoholic playboy Wallace MacDonald (as Bruce Armstrong) would like to sober up and become more responsible, after a drinking accident causes him to cripple little brother Pat Moore (as Jimmy Armstrong). Still, the lure of liquor makes him to sneak drinks at home, and go out partying with carefree showgirl Clara Bow (as Marilyn Merrill). He's promised Ms. Bow he'll quit drinking and gambling. Further complicating Mr. MacDonald's life are the bad checks he's been accumulating. Nasty Stuart Holmes (as Tom Canfield) and Tom Santschi (as "Big Joe" Snead) force MacDonald to join their diamond smuggling racket, in lieu of payment.
- Date of release
- 1925-09-14
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Harry O. Hoyt
Casting
- Wallace MacDonald — Bruce Armstrong
- Clara Bow — Marilyn Merrill
- Arline Pretty — Helen
- Stuart Holmes — Tom Canfield
- Pat Moore — Jimmy Armstrong
- Tom Santschi — Big Joe Snead
- Lydia Knott — Mrs. Armstrong
- Templar Saxe — Dude Talbot
- Mike Donlin — Federal Officer Parker
- Henry Hall — Court officer
- George Irving — Prosecutor John Morton
Interesting facts
The Primrose Path is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Wallace MacDonald, Clara Bow and Arline Pretty.
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