The Highway of Hope

The Highway of Hope

1917 · 50 min · Drama, Western

Cast out by his father because of his wild shenanigans, Steve King travels west, where he drowns his sorrows in drink. One night while drunk, he marries Lonely Lou, a servant who works in the saloon. Awakening to find his life seemingly destroyed, Steve takes his burro and miserable wife into the mountains to prospect for gold.

Directed by Howard Estabrook · Written by Willard Mack

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