The Primrose Path (1925 film)

The Primrose Path is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Wallace MacDonald, Clara Bow and Arline Pretty.[1][2]

The Primrose Path
Directed byHarry O. Hoyt
Written byLeah Baird
Produced byHunt Stromberg
Starring
CinematographyAndré Barlatier
Production
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Distributed byArrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 15, 1925 (1925-09-15)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
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Plot

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Cast

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Plot

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Bruce Armstrong, a young man with a history of drinking and gambling ills, agrees to be part of a diamond-smuggling operation in order to pay off his debts to Tom Canfield, a corrupt Broadway producer. Armstrong completes his task, but he kills another conspirator, Big Joe Snead, in a fight after the diamonds are taken by a third conspirator, Dude Talbot. Shortly before Armstrong is to die in the electric chair, Talbot confesses to the police that he had pilfered the diamonds, that Snead was a ruthless killer, and that Armstrong certainly killed Snead in self-defense.

Preservation

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Complete prints of The Primrose Path are held by the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique in Brussels, the BFI in London, the George Eastman Museum in Rochester and the UCLA Film and Television Archive in Los Angeles.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Munden p.616
  2. ^ "The Primrose Path". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Primrose Path". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Primrose Path". silentera.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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