Road to Paradise (1930)

Name: Road to Paradise
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1930-07-20
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Loretta Young, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, George Barraud, Kathlyn Williams

Road to Paradise (1930), directed by William Beaudine, starring Loretta Young and Jack Mulhall.

07/20/1930 BR Crime and Drama 1h 14m

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Synopsis

Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels from a wealthy socialite.

John F. SeitzCinematography
William BeaudineDirector
Edward SchroederEditing

About the film

Road to Paradise is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, and starring Loretta Young, Jack Mulhall and Raymond Hatton. It was directed by William Beaudine and is based on a 1920 play Dodson Mitchell by Zelda Sears called Cornered. The film was a remake of a 1924 silent version, entitled Cornered, which was also directed by William Beaudine.

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Plot

Loretta Young plays the part of an orphan named Mary Brennan, who has been raised by two thieves (Raymond Hatton and George Barraud) and does not know that she has a twin sister who is now a wealthy socialite (Loretta Young as Margaret Waring). One day, while she is dining at a Chinese restaurant with her two guardians, they notice the wealthy socialite and are taken aback at how closely she resembles Brennan. Hatton and Barraud convince Brennan that she should impersonate the socialite so that they can enter her house and steal the contents of her safe. Brennan enters the house and meets George Wells, who senses something different about Waring and immediately falls in love with her. When night falls, Brennan lets Hatton and Barraud into the house and they attempt to open the safe. Waring happens to enter the house and is shocked to find a woman that looks like her. She is shot at by Barraud, Brennan stays behind to care for Waring but tricks the police into thinking that Waring is the imposter and thief. Even though Wells knows the truth, he keeps quiet because he is in love with her. Eventually Brennan discovers that Waring is her twin sister when they discover that they have matching lockets, the charges are dropped and Brennan accepts Wells' proposal of marriage.

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Preservation status

The film survives intact has been shown on television and cable. Road to Paradise has been preserved at the Library of Congress.

Home media

The film is available on DVD from the Warner Archive Collection as a double bill with another Loretta Young film Week-End Marriage.

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External links

Road to Paradise at IMDb

Road to Paradise at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Road to Paradise at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Trivia

It premiered on July 20, 1930, a Sunday.
It runs 1h14 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.