Reno

Reno

NR 1923 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

After obtaining a divorce from his second wife Emily, Roy Tappan marries Dora Carson, who has just divorced her husband. Left poor with two children, Emily marries Walter Heath, a former suitor, then discovers that she cannot live with her new husband because the divorce is not legal in her home state. Tappan and his new wife soon run out of money, each having thought the other was wealthy. His aunt promises to support him in exchange for his two children. He kidnaps the children and hides them from Emily in his aunt's home. After Emily and Walter find them, they go to Yellowstone Park, where they are considered legally married. Tappan follows and is killed after a fight with Walter when a boiling geyser throws him into the air and throws him onto the rocks below.

Directed by Rupert Hughes · Written by Rupert Hughes

Your Rating

Cast

More from Rupert HughesSee all →

The Unpardonable SinThe Unpardonable Sin · 1919
The Unpardonable Sin
10.01919
MovieDrama
Based on the Rupert Hughes novel, this film concerns the German atrocities committed in Belgium at the beginning of the Great War.
Tess of the Storm CountryTess of the Storm Country · 1960
Tess of the Storm Country
10.01960
MovieDrama
Fourth reworking of the classic Grace Miller White novel, this time updated to the 60s, with young Scottish lassie Tess (Diane Baker) becoming embroiled in a conflict about a toxic chemical plant near her new home in Pennsylvania.
Hold Your HorsesHold Your Horses · 1921
Hold Your Horses
10.01921
MovieComedy
Immigrant from Ireland, Dan Canavan goes from street cleaner to husband of society belle Beatrice Newness. As a street cleaner he is trampled by horses drawing the Newness Victoria. The accident leaves on his chest a scar in the shape of a horseshoe that perpetually brings him good luck. He finds he can control the world with the wave of a red flag. He makes this power the basis of his philosophy of life, and becoming a politician, he rises quickly to the position of czar of the city.
Come on OverCome on Over · 1922
Come on Over
9.01922
MovieComedy
Shane O'Mealia leaves Ireland, promising to send for his sweetheart, Moyna. In the mean time the son of the old lady she lives with, takes them back to America without telling Shane, who then must explain a girl he's been seeing in New York.
True As SteelTrue As Steel · 1924
True As Steel
9.01924
MovieDrama
Successful middle-aged manufacturer Frank Parry takes a business trip to New York, where he becomes infatuated with Eva Boutelle, manager of the Swansea Cotton Mills. For a time, their affair develops, but Eva remains true to her husband ...
The Dancing TownThe Dancing Town · 1928
The Dancing Town
7.51928
MovieDrama
Young kids face off in a dance competition.
Tess of the Storm CountryTess of the Storm Country · 1932
Tess of the Storm Country
7.01932
MovieRomanceDrama
When Captain Howland decides that his daughter Tess is getting a bit to old to continue to go to sea with him, they move into a small cottage on the coast of Maine, but not for long. A local millionaire, Frederick Garfield, lays a false claim to the property and has them evicted. Later, when Tess saves a young man about her age from drowning, she is a bit dismayed to learn that he is Garfield's son. But when her father is jailed on a false-accusation charge of murder, the younger Garfield comes to their aid and proves he himself.
The Sea BeastThe Sea Beast · 1926
The Sea Beast
6.71926
MovieAdventureFantasy
Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."
The Winning of Barbara WorthThe Winning of Barbara Worth · 1926
The Winning of Barbara Worth
6.51926
MovieDramaRomance
While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.
She Goes to WarShe Goes to War · 1929
She Goes to War
6.41929
MovieWarDrama
A young woman disguises herself as a man and follows her fiancéé into the trenches during World War I to find out what war is really like.
It Had to HappenIt Had to Happen · 1936
It Had to Happen
6.31936
MovieDrama
A poor boy rises to power in politics.
Souls for SaleSouls for Sale · 1923
Souls for Sale
6.31923
MovieComedyDrama
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
FBI GirlFBI Girl · 1951
FBI Girl
6.21951
MovieCrimeDrama
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.
The Patent Leather KidThe Patent Leather Kid · 1927
The Patent Leather Kid
6.11927
MovieWarDrama
The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring... particularly for the United States once it enters World War I. Eventually, he is drafted, is shipped overseas, and performs a heroic act, which results in his being severely wounded.
The Woman AccusedThe Woman Accused · 1933
The Woman Accused
6.01933
MovieDrama
Jeffrey and Glenda are two lovers about to embark on a three-day cruise to nowhere. Their plan is to be married on board by the ship's captain. As Glenda is packing to leave, she receives a threatening phone call from her obsessed, former lover Leo. Glenda confronts Leo and tells him that it's over. Leo, a high-powered attorney calls a hit man to have Jeffrey eliminated. Glenda knocks Leo over the head before he can give the hit man a name. Leo is dead. Glenda sneaks back into her apartment, goes off on the cruise with Jeffrey and pretends that all is swell. Leo's partner, Stephen Bessemer, suspects Glenda and follows her to the ship. Bessemer stages a mock trial aboard the ship and cleverly draws a confession from Glenda. Jeffrey, also an attorney, represents Glenda when she is arrested upon arriving on shore. A skeptical district attorney, and the fact that Jeffrey horsewhips the star witness (the hit man), combine to get Glenda completely off the hook.
Johanna EnlistsJohanna Enlists · 1918
Johanna Enlists
6.01918
MovieComedyRomance
A young girl, stifling on her father's backwoods farm, is reinvigorated by the arrival of an army regiment, come to train in the area.

More Like This

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
7.31989
MovieCrimeDrama
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
StepmomStepmom · 1998
Stepmom
7.21998
MovieDramaRomance
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.
TommyTommy · 1975
Tommy
6.41975
MovieDramaMusic
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
Night MovesNight Moves · 1975
Night Moves
6.71975
MovieThrillerCrime
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
What Just HappenedWhat Just Happened · 2008
What Just Happened
5.42008
MovieComedyDrama
During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
How to DealHow to Deal · 2003
How to Deal
5.52003
MovieDramaComedy
For teenager Halley, love seems like an alien concept. Her mother is divorcing her father, who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her sister is about to get married and doesn't realize that her fiancé is not the man of her dreams. And her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time, leaving Halley to feel even more alone. But, when she meets edgy Macon, she learns what love is really all about.
How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingHow to Get Ahead in Advertising · 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
6.31989
MovieFantasyComedy
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
if....if.... · 1968
if....
7.01968
MovieDrama
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
CustodyCustody · 2018
Custody
7.52018
MovieDramaThriller
Miriam and Antoine have recently separated. While she’s willing to permit their 17-year-old daughter Josephine to decide living arrangements for herself, Miriam is desperate to keep her youngest, 11-year-old Julien, away from his father. But the magistrate rules in favour of joint custody, and suddenly the boy is thrown directly into the middle of an escalating parental conflict, where it seems inevitable that sides must be chosen.
Ellie ParkerEllie Parker · 2005
Ellie Parker
5.02005
MovieComedyDrama
Ellie Parker, an aspiring actress from Australia, lives a hectic Hollywood lifestyle, perpetually trying to land the role that will elevate her career. Living with her lothario musician boyfriend, Justin, Ellie is far from happy, finding support primarily from her friend Sam. But when Ellie meets Chris after a minor traffic accident, she sees new potential for both romance and her life in general.
ShampooShampoo · 1975
Shampoo
6.01975
MovieComedyDrama
On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.
Killing WordsKilling Words · 2004
Killing Words
6.62004
MovieDramaThriller
A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter