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Paths to Paradise

1925 1h 18m Comedy Drama List
100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews The Dude from Duluth (Raymond Griffith) enters a seedy bar in San Francisco's Chinatown, where saucy confidence trickster Molly (Betty Compson) quickly swindles him out of every dime he has. But when he flashes a detective badge, Molly gives up her entire haul as a bribe, not realizing he's a fellow con man. Later, the pair team up to steal a priceless piece of jewelry, but, as they're being chased to the Mexican border, Molly regrets her life of crime and endeavors to go straight. Read More Read Less

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Jack Lait Variety It is a glittering masterpiece of entertainment, directed with a flashing sense of humor, acted to the last drop of blood, a thing of high thrills and low laughs, and an all-around ace of comedy-drama feature films. Apr 15, 2024 Full Review New York Post Staff New York Post Raymond Griffith is a splendid comedian. Nobody will have any doubt of that after seeing Paths to Paradise. Apr 15, 2024 Full Review Mordaunt Hall New York Times Raymond Griffith and Betty Compson head the cast in this picture. They appear to have been inspired by the subtle comedy in the different sequences and never permit a situation to pass without making the most of it. Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Guillermo J. Reilly Cine-Mundial It makes you laugh, precisely due to its incredulity. [Full review in Spanish] Apr 15, 2024 Full Review T.O. Service Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald) Paths to Paradise [is] Raymond Griffith’s best picture to date. It is really a knockout. Apr 15, 2024 Full Review Shadow Stage Photoplay [A] comedy that proves to be a riot with laughs from beginning to end. This is a splendid crook comedy with the silk hat comedian, Raymond Griffith, and Betty Compson in the featured roles. As for Griffith -- each production marks a step forward. Apr 15, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Dude from Duluth (Raymond Griffith) enters a seedy bar in San Francisco's Chinatown, where saucy confidence trickster Molly (Betty Compson) quickly swindles him out of every dime he has. But when he flashes a detective badge, Molly gives up her entire haul as a bribe, not realizing he's a fellow con man. Later, the pair team up to steal a priceless piece of jewelry, but, as they're being chased to the Mexican border, Molly regrets her life of crime and endeavors to go straight.
Director
Clarence G. Badger
Screenwriter
Keene Thompson
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 24, 2009
Runtime
1h 18m