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