The Splendid Road (1925)
She knew in her heart which it would be between the man who gambled gold to win her and the boy who staked his life to win her love.
Young Sandra De Hault arrives by ship in Sacramento, California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. While on board she adopted three children whose mother had died during the voyage. While in Sacramento she is saved from the attentions of a violent drunk by Stanton Holliday, an agent for eastern banker John Grey. They fall for each other, but Sandra believes that the daughter of Halliday's boss is in love with him, and not wanting to hurt his career she leaves town.
- Date of release
- 1925-12-06
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Director
- Frank Lloyd
Casting
- Anna Q. Nilsson — Sandra De Hault
- Robert Frazer — Stanton Halliday
- Lionel Barrymore — Dan Clehollis
- Edwards Davis — John Grey - Banker
- Roy Laidlaw — Capt. Sutter
- DeWitt Jennings — Capt. Bashford
- Russell Simpson — Capt. Lightfoot
- George Bancroft — Buck Lockwell
- Gladys Brockwell — Satan's Sister
- Pauline Garon — Angel Allie
- Marceline Day — Lilian Grey
- Mary Jane Irving — Hester Gephart
Interesting facts
The Splendid Road is a 1925 American historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Frazer, and Lionel Barrymore. Based upon the novel of the same name by Vingie E. Roe, the film is set during the 1849 California Gold Rush.
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