The Wrong Road

When jimmy and ruth are scraping by, they agree to rob the bank where jimmy worked, until he got laid off. They are ready to go to jail, knowing they will have plenty of cash when they get out. As robert burns told us, "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." finding the money when they get out turns out to be harder than they planned. Keep an eye out for chester clute, as the auctioneer. Clute and lionel atwill (the insurance man) were supporting actors in so many films. And of course, the awesome marjorie main is in here... one of her seven films, released in 1937! This was ten years before main was ma kettle. My favorite role of hers is in "the women", the 1939 version. Wrong road's story itself is no big deal... even gets kind of preachy by the end. But it's fun to see all these actors just getting started in h-wood. Directed by james cruze. He only directed a couple more after this, and died young at 58. Richard cromwell and helen mack had both been around for a few years when they made this. Mack had done mostly uncredited silent roles, but their careers took off in the talkies.