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The False Road

1920 · 67 min Drama Crime
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

Roger Moran, a member of a gang of thieves headed by Mike Wilson, is released from prison after having served a two-year sentence. He has learned his lesson and vows to leave his life of crime, but his girlfriend Betty Palmer--also a member of the gang--won't leave "the false road".

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Year 1920
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Crime
Director Fred Niblo
Runtime 67 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs a classic drama of moral choice, relying on the tension between a sincere desire for reform and the pull of criminal habit. It explores the internal conflict of its characters—their loyalties and weaknesses—more than the external plot mechanics.

What lingers after viewing is a bitter taste of inevitability, a confrontation not with the law, but with the inescapable temptation of one's past. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Fred Niblo

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With dimmed lights and a strong black coffee, immersed in the ambiance of a bygone city.

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