The Road to Ruin (1934 film)
Road to Ruin is a 1934 exploitation film directed by Dorothy Davenport, under the name Mrs. Wallace Reid, and Melville Shyer, and written by Davenport with the uncredited contribution of the films producer, Willis Kent. The film, which is in the public domain, is about a young girl whose life is ruined by sex and drugs.
The Road to Ruin is a sound remake of a 1928 silent film of the same name, written and produced by Willis Kent and also starring Helen Foster. Foster, reprising her role as a high school girl, wasyears old at the time, and six years older than her onscreen boyfriend, Glen Boles.To promote the film, the producers advertised that it was not to be shown to anyone under eighteen, implying that it contained salacious material. Film censors in Virginia required a record number of cuts in the film before clearing it for release, according to Film Daily, while in Detroit, the film was boycotted by the Catholic Church, but was cleared by the local censors after some cuts. ........
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