SILENT FILMS 1920s: THE SPLENDID ROAD (1925)
CREDITS
Released: December 6, 1925
Production Company: Frank Lloyd Productions
Distributor: First National Pictures
Featured Cast: Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Frazer, Lionel Barrymore, Edwards Davis, Roy Laidlaw, DeWitt Jennings, Russell Simpson, George Bancroft, Gladys Brockwell, Pauline Garon, Marceline Day, Mary Jane Irving, Mickey McBan, Edward Earle, Baby Bobby Jensen
Director: Frank Lloyd
Producer: Frank Lloyd
Cinematographer: Norbert Brodine
Presenter: Frank Lloyd
Writers: Vingie E. Roe (novel), J.G. Hawks (adaptation)
STORY
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. She later runs into Halliday under less than auspicious circumstances
TECH
Runtime 1 hr 20 min (80 min) (USA)
Sound Mix Silent
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Film Length 2,333.85 m (8 reels) (UK)
2,330.5 m (8 reels) (USA)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm