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George Barraud, Raymond Hatton, and Loretta Young in Road to Paradise (1930)

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Road to Paradise

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7/10

The title and the plot are goofy...yet I liked it!

There is nothing of highways or of heaven in this film, so I don't know why it was named as it was. Loretta Young plays a foundling raised by a couple of thieves who decide to rob rich girl Margaret Waring, who looks just like Loretta's character, Mary Brennan, trading on the fact that the two are physically identical. Unfortunately once inside the rich girl's darkened mansion things begin to go awry. The rich girl's boyfriend shows up (Jack Mulhall) and Mary must make him believe she is the real thing - she does all too good a job of it. Then the real Margaret Waring reappears at the house unexpectedly, there's a shooting, Mary's accomplices desert her, and the police arrive at the scene to find two Margaret Warings, one of whom is unconscious.

So what's goofy about the plot besides what I've mentioned? Well, there's a rather far-fetched mind reading plot device that figures heavily into matters, the fact that the police are examining every tree for evidence yet manage to miss the forest, and that Jack Mulhall's character can fall in love based on three sentences from someone who is - at the time - just trying to get rid of him.

The whole thing is a rather suspenseful yet fun mystery/comedy of errors. It really is one of Warner's better early talkie efforts. What's really amazing here is that Loretta Young was only 17 when she made this one yet she can hold her own with any of the older leading actresses of the day that made such drawing room dramas.
  • AlsExGal
  • 17 jun 2011
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5/10

rather sweet

"Road to Paradise" is a 1930 film starring Loretta Young in a dual role.

Mary Brennan is a lovely young woman who is in with thieves who raised her. One night at a Chinese restaurant, they all spot her lookalike, Margaret Waring, who is very wealthy. The cons decide to go to her house while she's out, using Mary as her double, and rip her off. Of course, things don't go off without a couple of hitches.

This film, even though it's short, seems long as it moves slowly. It's a very early sound movie, and the actors hadn't yet perfected the speech rhythms.

Loretta Young is luminously beautiful - here, she's about 17 years old. She does a wonderful job of differentiating between the two women as well. Worth seeing for her, not much else.
  • blanche-2
  • 3 ene 2013
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7/10

unusual premise

Mary Brennan (Loretta Young) hangs out with her unsavory friends, Nick (Raymond Hatton) and Jerry (George Barraud). She's an orphan who doesn't know her past and seems to be a mind-reader. Socialite Margaret Waring (Loretta Young) and clinging suitor George Wells (Jack Mulhall) arrive at the same Chinese restaurant as Mary and her friends. Jerry spies Mary and Margaret are lookalikes. Jerry and Nick convinces Mary to impersonate Margaret so they can rob her mansion.

What a fascinating and unusual premise. I don't think that it would work now. Twins don't have identical fingerprints. During this earlier era, people don't usually get fingerprinted. The psychic ability is a little odd. Otherwise, this is an interesting puzzle box of circumstances. I couldn't guess at where the story is headed. The ending is a little rushed. At the very least, I expect Mary to be taken to the police station after Jerry gets identified.
  • SnoopyStyle
  • 11 nov 2023
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4/10

Where's Bing & Bob?

  • crispy_comments
  • 9 ene 2006
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4/10

Film Is Totally Implausible, But Loretta Looks Great!

"I could never understand this desire for respectability. It always seemed kind of morbid to me."

So says one of two crooks who raised respectable, honest "Mary Brennan" (Loretta Young) as an orphan girl and can't understand where they went wrong in raising her! Poor Mary, though, winds up out of work and needs something, and winds up joining these guys in a scheme after they discover has an amazing twin, a rich woman named "Margaret Waring" (Young, playing two roles in this movie). These guys also discover that Mary has amazing mind-reading talents.

This movie turned out to be disappointing because it got more and more ludicrous as it went on. I found the last 25 minutes extremely frustrating and an insult to anyone's intelligence. There are so many holes in this story it would make your head spin. It reminded me of the old Superman TV series, with one thing after another that had no credibility. Unlike Superman, which was fun to watch for a number of reasons, there was only one thing to keep my interest here: a young and beautiful Young.

However, after admiring her looks for about a half hour, I needed the story to make some sense and keep my interest....and this made NO sense. Also, "Mary," who was supposed to be so honest, lied throughout the film. I wonder how Loretta viewed this role in latter years.
  • ccthemovieman-1
  • 2 abr 2007
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4/10

So bad it's sort of fun...almost.

Completely bonkers story, weird hammy acting but on the plus side, two Loretta Youngs! Even as a comedy - which I hope this is meant to be - this is a dreadful pile of nonsense. It shouldn't be but inexplicably it's quite a fun watch.

Although director William Beaudine is best known for the Will Hay comedies, his main body of work was churning out literally hundreds of cheap quickies like this. Clearly the maker of WINDBAG THE SAILOR must have had a sense of humour and that permeates all the way through this. The only way for Beaudine to turn such a ridiculous story into a picture without dying of boredom must have been to subversively make it as an absurdist comedy. Either that or he was just a terrible director?

No, he's not a terrible director - the visuals, the fluidity and even the sound recording is pretty reasonable. Considering this was made on Warner's cumbersome old sound on disc equipment, you have to concede that he showed quite some skill. Despite these excuses, it's still a pitiful story.

Because nobody really takes this seriously you can simply enjoy the fun everyone clearly had making this. With a plot where a bunch of armed robbers shoot a guy's girlfriend then that guy instantly falls in love with one of the gang who tried to murder his girlfriend because she looks like the her, how could anyone imagine this was a proper film? .....but gentlemen , if Loretta Young robbed you and was responsible for the attempted murder of the love of your life, wouldn't you fall in love with her? Come on - it's Loretta Young!

Don't let your brain stop you from watching this, just lower your expectation bar to zero and you might just enjoy it.
  • 1930s_Time_Machine
  • 11 nov 2024
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10/10

Loretta Young's most luminous appearance.

Please make an effort to view this early talkie drama even if you're not a Loretta Young fan. Here is a fluidly filmed thriller showing an overlooked director at the height of his great powers.

Before you glance back at the top of the page and go "William Beaudine? No way!", I know this is the guy whose name appeared in big, cursive letters before the Bowery Boys did their stuff. Yes, this IS the director of "Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla", "Green Hornet" TV shows, and finished his career with the unforgettable "Billy The Kid vs. Dracula". I couldn't believe it either, but after watching 1925's "Little Annie Rooney", I was so impressed that I checked his biography. Not only was the same man, his numbers were amazing. Beaudine directed over 250 feature films in 51 years, numerous TV shows (including 70 "Lassie" episodes), and at the time of his death was recognized as Hollywood's oldest active director. I then purchased and viewed Mary Pickford in "Sparrows". The performances he coaxed from these children was only surpassed by the splendid visuals he arranged. And on the strength of this, I chose to view "The Road To Paradise".

The film concerns itself with two crooks [one high-line, one common] who have raised an orphan girl. While discussing their next caper, she ARRIVES. A perfectly composed frame fills with a face both radiant and smiling as though she's surprised by a best friend. I've seen Loretta Young all my life, but NEVER have I seen her look so natural and personal. George Barraud and Jack Mulhall as her crook 'parents' comport agreeably and soon draw their ward, Mary (Young) into their latest scheme. While discussing the crime, Mary reveals one of her para-normal talents to be that of mind reading (made possible by her highly empathetic nature). I won't discuss the plot further, but should point out Loretta has a dual role which is handled flawlessly. Don't waste your time trying to catch a split screen or double because you won't. I still framed sequences and can assure you, the director has gotten away with it.

The film creates unrelenting tension throughout. Unlike other early talkies, "drawing room" scenes are broken into many different set-ups with the viewers' perspective constantly changing. These shifts are small and you never get lost in the room. Another plus is a very nice rooftop sequence with many different set-ups.

Mr. Beaudine filmed this as "Cornered", a 1920 silent. Write me if you know where I can see it.
  • arthursward
  • 20 oct 2002
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4/10

Loretta's divine, but oh that script...

  • mark.waltz
  • 12 nov 2020
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3/10

Disappointing, except...

Ten stars for a double dose of Loretta Young, one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the silver screen. Now deduct one star each for the awful script, dialog, acting, directing, cinematography, sound, and plot.

It seems as though Hollywood thought audiences would be so enamored with the new addition of sound in these early talkies that they wouldn't notice the exclusion of all else a movie needs to hold their attention.

No action, combined with a feeble plot and too many implausible coincidences and plot holes simply adds up to a complete boor. Except - and this is a massive exception - except when the screen is filled with images of the lovely Miss Young, albeit at a still tender age and not quite yet adjusted to the pacing of the new form nor yet yet displaying the artistry she would develop just a few years later. Still, she is the ONLY reason to watch this stinker. And that is reason enough to give it a peek even though you've been warned not to expect much else.
  • elefino-912-408457
  • 12 nov 2023
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Pre-Code Young

Road to Paradise (1930)

** (out of 4)

Incredibly far fetched drama about a young woman (Loretta Young) who helps two criminals rob from her look alike. This is certainly a film you'd have to see to believe because the story is so far fetched that you can never take it serious. The screenwriter made the mistake of making this a drama when it probably would have worked better as a screwball comedy. The ending is so out there you can't help but laugh when it's supposed to be dramatic. Young gives a good performance in her duel role but the rest of the cast is pretty dull. Directed by William Beaudine.
  • Michael_Elliott
  • 27 feb 2008
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4/10

Pretty ridiculous

Drama, or maybe it's a comedy, I couldn't really tell, has Loretta Young as a down-on-her-luck urbanite with two crook pals, who stumbles on her wealthy absolute lookalike at a speakeasy, where the trio contrive to rob her. From there it's ludicrousness upon ludicrousness, with poor Loretta also being telepathic (she's able to intuit the safe combination out of the other, unconscious Loretta), escapes and coincidences that would never happen, and a finale that reveals why the two Lorettas look so alike... can you guess? Her leading man, Jack Mulhall, is dullsville, and our loyalties are confused; if poor Loretta is engineering a jewel robbery, how on her side can we be? The double exposures involving the two Lorettas are reasonably well faked, and it's over mercifully fast. What this has to do with any road to paradise, I'm stumped.
  • marcslope
  • 9 abr 2025
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4/10

Watch for Loretta Young (x2) only

"Why, she looks more like me than I do myself."

This pre-Coder has not one but two young Loretta Young's, and at age 17 she's as composed and radiant as ever. I wish I could say she was put to good use, but the premise to this one is about as farfetched as they come. Twin sisters have been separated at birth, and one of them has been raised by thieves (but has an honorable streak "a yard wide," to their consternation), and the other has been raised in affluence. The former is persuaded by her "fathers" to help rob from the mansion of the latter one night, after a little surveillance work in disguise as an inspector has resulted in the butler blatantly telling them that they have no burglar alarms. Oh, and did I mention that the twins are psychic too, literally able to read the minds of others if they concentrate and repeat the saying on a little charm they have on their necklace? We find this odd fact out for the crooked sister early on, and while it's unused for the longest time, naturally it will play a crucial role in the story later.

Aside from how ridiculous this is, the investigation which follows when the burglary is botched grinds the film to a crawl, and there are repeated instances of questionable character motivations. The ending is also all tidied up in a way that's most unsatisfying, particularly when you think of the possible directions the story could have taken. Certainly don't watch this if you expect the title to mean anything either, because it doesn't; it's just another example of the studio marketing departments that seemed to work with particular zeal in 1930-31 to find ways of enticing customers to go to the cinema in the early years of the Depression.

The story is at its most interesting in the beginning, when we get little bits like the less well off Young character informing her fathers that she had to leave her job for the same old reason, that her boss had gotten "fresh" with her, calling out harassment in the workplace while at the same time informing us of her virtuousness. We also get a Chinese American waiter saying tersely, without a stereotypical accent, that they don't serve "seagull" in response to a snarky comment. Those are just little tidbits of course, and during the bulk of the film there isn't snappy dialogue, pre-Code naughtiness, or any other little things from the period peppered in which might sustain interest. It's just Loretta Young, who certainly ain't bad, but even fans of hers should keep their expectations low for this film.
  • gbill-74877
  • 26 ene 2024
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8/10

Will the Real Margaret Waring Please Stand Up!!

  • kidboots
  • 14 may 2013
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8/10

Loretta Young Looks A Lot Like Loretta Young

  • boblipton
  • 12 nov 2023
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