Beckoning Roads (1919)
Drama | 14 December 1919
Director:
Howard HickmanWriter:
Harvey GatesProducer:
Bessie BarriscaleProduction Company:
B. B. FeaturesThe scenario was based on the novel, The Call of Life by Jeanne Judson, initially serialized in The Red Book Magazine from August through December 1918. Its acquisition by actress Bessie Barriscale’s B. B. Features was announced in the 12 April 1919 Motion Picture News. The article went on to state that Barriscale firmly believed in basing her starring vehicles on literary works. Principal photography began approximately seven months later, as stated by the 21 October 1919 Wid’s Daily. The 25 October 1919 Motion Picture News noted that the feature was the first in her latest series, to be directed by her husband, Howard Hickman. They planned a trip around the world after completing the series.
Articles in the 15 November 1919 and 22 November 1919 issues of Moving Picture World reported that no expense was spared on the film, which was completed sometime that month at an unidentified studio in Los Angeles, CA. Gloria Hope was listed as a cast member.
Beckoning Roads was released on 14 December 1919. News items in the 20 December 1919 and 10 January 1920 editions of Motion Picture News claimed that it was Barriscale’s most elaborate production to date and had been “heavily booked” by numerous first-run theaters. While exhibitors were said to have been enthusiastic about the picture, a brief review in the March 1920 Photoplay implied that it was a poorly chosen vehicle for its star.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent ...
The scenario was based on the novel, The Call of Life by Jeanne Judson, initially serialized in The Red Book Magazine from August through December 1918. Its acquisition by actress Bessie Barriscale’s B. B. Features was announced in the 12 April 1919 Motion Picture News. The article went on to state that Barriscale firmly believed in basing her starring vehicles on literary works. Principal photography began approximately seven months later, as stated by the 21 October 1919 Wid’s Daily. The 25 October 1919 Motion Picture News noted that the feature was the first in her latest series, to be directed by her husband, Howard Hickman. They planned a trip around the world after completing the series.
Articles in the 15 November 1919 and 22 November 1919 issues of Moving Picture World reported that no expense was spared on the film, which was completed sometime that month at an unidentified studio in Los Angeles, CA. Gloria Hope was listed as a cast member.
Beckoning Roads was released on 14 December 1919. News items in the 20 December 1919 and 10 January 1920 editions of Motion Picture News claimed that it was Barriscale’s most elaborate production to date and had been “heavily booked” by numerous first-run theaters. While exhibitors were said to have been enthusiastic about the picture, a brief review in the March 1920 Photoplay implied that it was a poorly chosen vehicle for its star.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
Marquita Shay, the adopted daughter of Canadian farmer John Grayson, enrolls in a St. Louis, Missouri, boarding school. Although she her country ways are out of place in the city, she meets and marries Humphrey Wells, the son of a wealthy financier. After being treated like a servant by her in-laws, Marquita leaves Humphrey and returns home. There she discovers that her guardian has committed suicide after falling victim to a phony stock deal perpetrated by Humphrey’s father, Henry Wells. Sometime later, Marquita travels to New York City and becomes secretary to Baron Brinker, Henry’s partner. She brings the two ruthless financiers to ruin, then reunites with Humphrey, who has renounced his ...
Marquita Shay, the adopted daughter of Canadian farmer John Grayson, enrolls in a St. Louis, Missouri, boarding school. Although she her country ways are out of place in the city, she meets and marries Humphrey Wells, the son of a wealthy financier. After being treated like a servant by her in-laws, Marquita leaves Humphrey and returns home. There she discovers that her guardian has committed suicide after falling victim to a phony stock deal perpetrated by Humphrey’s father, Henry Wells. Sometime later, Marquita travels to New York City and becomes secretary to Baron Brinker, Henry’s partner. She brings the two ruthless financiers to ruin, then reunites with Humphrey, who has renounced his father.
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