Road House (1928)
54 mins | Melodrama | 15 July 1928
Director:
Richard RossonWriters:
John Stone, Philip HurnCinematographer:
George SchneidermanProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.FD reviewed the film as Roadhouse. Although copyright records credit the film's direction to producer-writer James Kevin McGuinness, contemporary reviews and FDYB credit the direction to Richard Rosson. ...
FD reviewed the film as Roadhouse. Although copyright records credit the film's direction to producer-writer James Kevin McGuinness, contemporary reviews and FDYB credit the direction to Richard Rosson.
Larry Grayson, jazz age son of permissive parents, drifts from wild parties with his classmates to more heady, roadhouse entertainment. There he becomes involved with an underworld gang and falls in love with Spanish Marla, one of their vamps. Larry leaves home after an argument with his father, throws in with the gang (who are using him for their own purposes), and is blamed for a murder. Tried and convicted, Larry is given a light sentence when the judge places most of the blame on his overindulgent ...
Larry Grayson, jazz age son of permissive parents, drifts from wild parties with his classmates to more heady, roadhouse entertainment. There he becomes involved with an underworld gang and falls in love with Spanish Marla, one of their vamps. Larry leaves home after an argument with his father, throws in with the gang (who are using him for their own purposes), and is blamed for a murder. Tried and convicted, Larry is given a light sentence when the judge places most of the blame on his overindulgent parents.
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