Hell's Highroad

1925 1h 0m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Judy Nichols (Leatrice Joy), a poor girl from Chicago, has decided she cannot marry without money. Her sweetheart, Ronald McKane, a struggling civil engineer (Edmund Burns), is encouraging her to join him in New York, but she only goes when she is bequeathed an inheritance. Unfortunately, the amount adds up to less than ten dollars a week. When she meets banker Sanford Gillespie (Robert Edeson), she convinces him to help McKane out financially. Once McKane has become a success, Judy marries him, but then he becomes interested in another woman. Judy seeks revenge and asks Gillespie to ruin her estranged husband, offering him anything he wants in return.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leatrice Joy
Judy Nichols
Edmund Burns
Ronald McKane
Robert Edeson
Sanford Gillespie
Julia Faye
Anne Broderick
Helene Sullivan
Dorothy Harmon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rupert Julian
Writers: Lenore J. Coffee, Eve Unsell
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rupert Julian, shot by J. Peverell Marley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Leatrice Joy and Edmund Burns and Robert Edeson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0015905 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rupert Julian directs. J. Peverell Marley behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rupert Julian, shot by J. Peverell Marley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Leatrice Joy and Edmund Burns and Robert Edeson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0015905 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.