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The Road to Ruin (1913 film)

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Directed by
  
W. J. Lincoln

Production company
  
Lincoln-Cass Films

Running time
  
2,700 feet

Director
  
W. J. Lincoln

Producer
  
W. J. Lincoln

Cast
  
Roy Redgrave

Starring
  
Roy Redgrave

Release date
  
13 October 1913

Initial release
  
1913

Production company
  
Lincoln-Cass Films

Cinematography
  
Maurice Bertel

Produced by
  
W. J. Lincoln Godfrey Cass

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The Road to Ruin is an Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. It was one of the first movies from Lincoln-Cass Films and is considered a lost film.

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Plot

Norman Harding, son of magnate Sir Gerald Harding, makes a fortune from stock speculation but borrows too much and faces ruin. His sister Elsie is in love with a bank clerk, Harold Henderson, who Norman persuades to help him in a bank fraud. Henderson becomes drawn into society life and finds himself greatly in debt but is bailed out by Sir Gerald.

Production

The film was shot in Melbourne and features many notable landmarks such as the Royal Botanical Gardens. The movie was supposedly based on fact. Scenes at Caulfield Raceway were taken on 6 September 1913 and included Meritus winning the Doona Trials.

Cast

  • Roy Redgrave
  • Godfrey Cass
  • George Bryant
  • Tom Cannan
  • Beryl Bryant
  • Marion Willis
  • Ward Lyons
  • Charles Wheeler
  • Marcus St John
  • John Brunton
  • Marion Willis
  • Reception

    According to one review:

    The Road to Ruin stands out as one of the most unique dramas of Melbourne life. It is founded on fact, and in the course of the story both interiors and exteriors of the city are included. It discloses some most beautiful scenic bits of Melbourne, including the Botanical Gardens, street scenes and important business houses and a magnificent series of race Sictures taken at Caulfield on Saturday, 6th inst., showing Meritus winning the Doona Trials.

    It was the first Lincoln Cass film to be released in Sydney.

    References

    The Road to Ruin (1913 film) Wikipedia