Movie: The Primrose Path

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Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald

Bruce Armstrong

Clara Bow
Clara Bow

Marilyn Merrill

Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty

Helen

Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes

Tom Canfield

Pat Moore
Pat Moore

Jimmy Armstrong

Tom Santschi
Tom Santschi

Big Joe Snead

Lydia Knott
Lydia Knott

Mrs. Armstrong

Templar Saxe
Templar Saxe

Dude Talbot

Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin

Federal Officer Parker

Henry Hall
Henry Hall

Court officer

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    Alcoholic playboy Wallace MacDonald (as Bruce Armstrong) would like to sober up and become more responsible, after a drinking accident causes him to cripple little brother Pat Moore (as Jimmy Armstrong). Still, the lure of liquor makes him to sneak drinks at home, and go out partying with carefree showgirl Clara Bow (as Marilyn Merrill). He's promised Ms. Bow he'll quit drinking and gambling. Further complicating Mr. MacDonald's life are the bad checks he's been accumulating. Nasty Stuart Holmes (as Tom Canfield) and Tom Santschi (as "Big Joe" Snead) force MacDonald to join their diamond smuggling racket, in lieu of payment.

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    1925-09-14

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