The Easy Road Explained

The Easy Road
Director:	Tom Forman
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:	Beulah Marie Dix
Starring:	Thomas Meighan Gladys George Grace Goodall Arthur Edmund Carewe Lila Lee Laura Anson Viora Daniel
Cinematography:	Harry Perry
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Easy Road is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film is based upon a story by Blair Hall. The Easy Road stars Thomas Meighan, Gladys George, Grace Goodall, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Lila Lee, Laura Anson, and Viora Daniel. The film was released on February 13, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Thomas Meighan as Leonard Fayne
• Gladys George as Isabel Grace
• Grace Goodall as Katherine Dare
• Arthur Edmund Carewe as Heminway
• Lila Lee as Ella Klotz
• Laura Anson as Minnie Baldwin
• Viora Daniel as Laura

Production

Filming began in September 1920, at the Lasky studio under the title Easy Street.^[3]

Preservation Status

The film is presumed lost.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The-Easy-Road - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124011702/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90267/The-Easy-Road/overview. dead. January 24, 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2015. January 23, 2015.
2. Web site: The Easy Road. afi.com. January 23, 2015.
3. Lila Lee in Paramount Picture. The Moving Picture World. September 25, 1920. Vol. 46, No. 4, p 508. Accessed May 16, 2020.
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4959/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Easy Road