The Road to Ruin

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Helen Foster and Florence Turner in The Road to Ruin (1928)

Sally from NYC, neglected by parents, smokes, drinks, has affairs with older men. Arrested during strip poker game. "The Wages of Sin Is Death" appears in fire over her bed. Depicts her desc... Read allSally from NYC, neglected by parents, smokes, drinks, has affairs with older men. Arrested during strip poker game. "The Wages of Sin Is Death" appears in fire over her bed. Depicts her descent into risky behaviors.Sally from NYC, neglected by parents, smokes, drinks, has affairs with older men. Arrested during strip poker game. "The Wages of Sin Is Death" appears in fire over her bed. Depicts her descent into risky behaviors.

Director
- Norton S. Parker
Writers
- Willis Kent
- Norton S. Parker
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6.6/10

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Director
- Norton S. Parker
Writers
- Willis Kent
- Norton S. Parker
Stars

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Helen Foster

Sally Canfield

Virginia Roye

Eve Terrell

Grant Withers

Don Hughes

Thomas Carr

Jimmy Canfield
(as Tom Carr)

Don Rader

Florence Turner

Mrs. Canfield

Charles Miller

Mr. Canfield
(as Chas. Turner)

Joe Darensbourg

Musician in Barn Dance Scene
(uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Strip Poker Player
(uncredited)

Kallie Foutz

Extra
(uncredited)

Walter James

Headwaiter
(uncredited)

Director
- Norton S. Parker
Writers
- Willis Kent
- Norton S. Parker
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Trivia
According to the widow of Norton S. Parker, Helen Foster kept a bottle of bootleg whiskey just out of camera range to keep herself "half-smashed" during the strip poker scenes.

Connections
Featured in That's Sexploitation! (2013)

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6/10

The Road to Ruin review

A cautionary tale about the dangers of smoking, drinking, fornicating, gambling and skinny-dipping (all the fun things in life, basically) is notable for the way it coyly tiptoes around the issues it seeks to condemn. It's a pretty good movie though, even if almost everything young Helen Foster goes through would make up the average teenagers Friday night out these days.