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Beckoning Roads (1919)

Beckoning Roads poster
Directed by
Howard Hickman
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces choices about love and duty in early 20th century America. The story follows her personal struggles as she decides between different paths in life.

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What happens

Beckoning Roads is a 1919 American silent drama film based on the novel The Call of Life by Jeanne Judson. The novel was originally serialized in Red Book Magazine from August to December 1918. It was directed by Howard C. Hickman and Bessie Barriscale was producer and star. It was released by Robertson-Cole Distributing Corp. on December 14, 1919. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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