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Suojelkaa tyttäriänne

Original title: The Road to Ruin
  • 19281928
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
62
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POPULARITY
166,199
48,849
Helen Foster and Florence Turner in Suojelkaa tyttäriänne (1928)
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A controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl who goes down the "road to ruin." Sally is a 16-year-old New York City teen who, neglected by her parents, takes up s... Read allA controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl who goes down 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 p... Read allA controversial, low-budget drama about the life of a young teenage girl who goes down 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, discovers after she's sent home that she is pregnant, and... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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POPULARITY
166,199
48,849
  • Director
    • Norton S. Parker
  • Writers
    • Willis Kent(story)
    • Norton S. Parker(scenario and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Helen Foster
    • Grant Withers
    • Florence Turner
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  • Director
    • Norton S. Parker
  • Writers
    • Willis Kent(story)
    • Norton S. Parker(scenario and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Helen Foster
    • Grant Withers
    • Florence Turner
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    Thomas Carr, Helen Foster, Don Rader, Virginia Roye, and Grant Withers in Suojelkaa tyttäriänne (1928)
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    Helen Foster
    Helen Foster
    • Sally Canfield
    Grant Withers
    Grant Withers
    • Don Hughes
    Florence Turner
    Florence Turner
    • Mrs. Canfield
    Charles Miller
    • Mr. Canfield
    Virginia Roye
    • Eve Terrell
    Thomas Carr
    • Jimmy Canfield
    • (as Tommy Carr)
    Don Rader
    • Al
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    • Strip Poker Player
    • (as Ed Dunn)
    Joe Darensbourg
    • Musician in Barn Dance Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Kallie Foutz
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Walter James
    Walter James
    • Headwaiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norton S. Parker
    • Writers
      • Willis Kent(story)
      • Norton S. Parker(scenario and dialogue)
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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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    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.
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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1929 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Road to Ruin
    • Production company
      • Cliff Broughton Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,500 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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