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The Road to Reno

  • 19311931
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
47
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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Lilyan Tashman in The Road to Reno (1931)
  • Drama
A modern woman, whose youthful appearance leads people to believe she is her daughter's sister, divorced several times, is about to marry a man who is a fortune-hunter, against the wishes of... Read allA modern woman, whose youthful appearance leads people to believe she is her daughter's sister, divorced several times, is about to marry a man who is a fortune-hunter, against the wishes of her daughter and, especially, her outraged son.A modern woman, whose youthful appearance leads people to believe she is her daughter's sister, divorced several times, is about to marry a man who is a fortune-hunter, against the wishes of her daughter and, especially, her outraged son.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
47
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Richard Wallace
  • Writers
    • Virginia Kellogg(story)
    • Josephine Lovett(screenplay)
    • Brian Marlow(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Lilyan Tashman
    • Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    • Peggy Shannon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Wallace
  • Writers
    • Virginia Kellogg(story)
    • Josephine Lovett(screenplay)
    • Brian Marlow(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Lilyan Tashman
    • Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    • Peggy Shannon
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Wynne Gibson in The Road to Reno (1931)
    Peggy Shannon in The Road to Reno (1931)
    Tom Douglas, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Peggy Shannon, and Lilyan Tashman in The Road to Reno (1931)
    Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Peggy Shannon in The Road to Reno (1931)
    William 'Stage' Boyd, Davison Clark, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Wynne Gibson, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Peggy Shannon, Leni Stengel, Lilyan Tashman, and Judith Wood in The Road to Reno (1931)
    Lilyan Tashman in The Road to Reno (1931)

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    Lilyan Tashman
    Lilyan Tashman
    • Mrs. Jackie Millet
    Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    • Tom Wood
    Peggy Shannon
    Peggy Shannon
    • Lee Millet
    William 'Stage' Boyd
    William 'Stage' Boyd
    • Jerry Kenton
    Irving Pichel
    Irving Pichel
    • Robert Millet
    Wynne Gibson
    Wynne Gibson
    • Mrs. It-Ritch
    Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
    Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
    • Hoppie
    Tom Douglas
    Tom Douglas
    • Jeff Millett
    Judith Wood
    Judith Wood
    • Elsie Kenton
    Leni Stengel
    Leni Stengel
    • Mrs. Stafford Howes
    Emile Chautard
    Emile Chautard
    • Andre
    Adrienne Ames
    Adrienne Ames
    • Unhappy Divorcee
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Mr. Ash - Jackie's Attorney
    • (uncredited)
    Charles D. Brown
    • Jim - Bartender at Pussy-Willow Cafe
    • (uncredited)
    Davison Clark
    • Judge J.V. Mack
    • (uncredited)
    Claire Dodd
    Claire Dodd
    • Party Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • Party Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    • Maid at Dude Ranch
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Wallace
    • Writers
      • Virginia Kellogg(story)
      • Josephine Lovett(screenplay)
      • Brian Marlow(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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    6/10
    Repercussions
    Lilyan Tashman is leaving this husband and will undoubtedly be marrying again. It's been her pattern for a long time, and as long as she looks as young as her daughter, Peggy Shannon, she can keep doing it, despite the protests of her son, Tom Douglas. But her self-indulgence has its price, in the rejection by Douglas of her easy-come-easy-go attitude towards spouses. Judith Wood may love him, but he starts to get dictatorial about it.

    It's not a Bob Hope-Bing Crosby buddy comedy, but a serious drama about the effects of liberal divorce laws on the children. Director Richard Wallace may never have risen higher than programmers, but he was a capable studio director, and this one makes its points, a trifle melodramatically but sincerely. The capable cast that Paramount could assemble for a movie like this handles their roles well. Still, the only thing that surprised me was that Reno was already the acknowledged divorce capital of the country.
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le chemin du divorce
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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