The Road to Ruin

1934 film
Movie film Q3989054
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The Road to Ruin

Summary

The Road to Ruin is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Road to Ruin's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Road to Ruin was directed by Dorothy Davenport[4].
  • The Road to Ruin was directed by Melville Shyer[5].
  • Dorothy Davenport wrote the screenplay for The Road to Ruin[6].
  • The Road to Ruin is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • The Road to Ruin's genre is exploitation film[8].
  • The Road to Ruin's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Helen Foster[10].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Nell O'Day[11].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Mae Busch[12].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Dorothy Davenport[13].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Glen Boles[14].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Paul Page[15].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Virginia True Boardman[16].
  • A cast member of The Road to Ruin was Richard Tucker[17].
  • The Road to Ruin was produced by Willis Kent[18].
  • The Road to Ruin's director of photography is recorded as James Diamond[19].
  • The original language of The Road to Ruin was English[20].
  • The Road to Ruin's Commons category is recorded as The Road to Ruin (1934 film)[21].
  • The Road to Ruin's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The Road to Ruin's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Road to Ruin was published on January 1, 1934[24].
  • The Road to Ruin's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Road to Ruin'}[25].
  • The Road to Ruin's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+62'}[26].
  • The Road to Ruin's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Road to Ruin was produced by Willis Kent[18]. Directors include Dorothy Davenport[4] and Melville Shyer[5]. Dorothy Davenport wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Helen Foster[10], Nell O'Day[11], Mae Busch[12], Dorothy Davenport[13], Glen Boles[14], and Paul Page[15].

Publication

The Road to Ruin was published on January 1, 1934[24]. The original language of it was English[20]. Genres include exploitation film[8] and drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Road to Ruin is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

The Road to Ruin ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 177319
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 177319, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
  2. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14571 294309
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14571]]: 294309, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259937|batch #259937]]"
  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    P14449 108218
    Producer Willis Kent
    Publication date +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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