Paths to Paradise
A rollicking comedy of two crooks who make you laugh all the way from San Francisco to Mexico--and back again.
NR 1925 · 67 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two thieves discover a professional and personal relationship when individual heist plans are thrown together by circumstance.
Directed by Clarence G. Badger · Written by Keene Thompson
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Betty Compson Molly -
Raymond Griffith The Dude from Duluth -
Tom Santschi Chief of Detectives Callahan -
Bert Woodruff Bride's Father -
Fred Kelsey Confederate -
Clem Beauchamp -
Edgar Kennedy Detective (uncredited) -
Ellinor Vanderveer Party Guest (uncredited) -
Leo White Gang Member (uncredited)
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