The Wrong Road

For other uses, see The Wrong Road (disambiguation).

The Wrong Road is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill. The film is now in the public domain.

The Wrong Road
Directed by	James Cruze
Written by	Gordon Rigby (screenplay and story) Eric Taylor (writer)
Produced by	Colbert Clark
Starring	Richard Cromwell Helen Mack Lionel Atwill
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	William Morgan
Music by	Alberto Colombo
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	October 11, 1937 (1937-10-11)
Running time	62 minutes 53 minutes (U.S. edited version for television)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose plans for their life together have not turned out as expected, decide to steal $100,000 from the bank where the boyfriend works, then hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their prison sentences.

All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an insurance investigator (Atwill), who has a soft spot for the couple and would like to see them go straight, and the boyfriend's old cellmate, who wants a cut of the money.

Cast

• Richard Cromwell as Jimmy Caldwell
• Helen Mack as Ruth Holden
• Lionel Atwill as Mike Roberts
• Horace McMahon as Blackie Clayton
• Russ Powell as Chief Ira Foster
• Billy Bevan as McLean
• Marjorie Main as Martha Foster
• Rex Evans as Victor J. Holbrook
• Joseph Crehan as District Attorney
• Arthur Hoyt as Beamish, bank teller
• Syd Saylor as Big Hobo
• Selmer Jackson as Judge
• Chester Clute as Dan O'Fearna

External links

• The Wrong Road at IMDb
• The Wrong Road is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive