Overview

A controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl that goes on the "road to ruin." Sally is a 16-year-old New York City teen who, neglected by her parents, takes up smoking and drinking, engages in affairs with a series of older men, gets arrested by the police during a strip poker game, is sent home only to discover later that she's pregnant, and after getting an illegal abortion, the words "The Wages of Sin is Death" inexpliably appear over her bed in fire.

Cast

Helen Foster, Grant Withers, Florence Turner, Charles Miller, Virginia Roye, Thomas Carr, Don Rader, Eddie Dunn

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What is "The Road to Ruin" about?

A controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl that goes on the "road to ruin." Sally is a 16-year-old New York City teen who, neglected by her parents, takes up smoking and drinking, engages in affairs with a series of older men, gets arrested by the police during a strip poker game, is sent home only to discover later that she's pregnant, and after getting an illegal abortion, the words "The Wages of Sin is Death" inexpliably appear over her bed in fire.

When was "The Road to Ruin" released?

The Road to Ruin was released in 1928.

Who stars in "The Road to Ruin"?

The cast includes Helen Foster, Grant Withers, Florence Turner, Charles Miller.