The Risky Road
Synopsis
Ida May Park started in the film business as a scriptwriter, but in 1917 Universal announced that Park would direct films with actress and producer Dorothy Phillips for the company’s Bluebird brand. Park’s films often had a strong female perspective and The Risky Road is no exception. The story of a country girl who comes to the city to work, but falls for a rich man and undeservedly gets a bad reputation, the film was marketed as “the drama every woman should see”. The surviving fragment, showing the despair of Phillips’s character, is a real cinematic gem that leaves one yearning for more material of the film to be discovered. In 2008, a tinted nitrate fragment, with Swedish intertitles at the opening of the second reel, was deposited at the Archival Film Collections of the Svenska Filminstitutet. From the fragment, a 35mm B&W duplicate negative was made, from which this print was struck using the tinting of the nitrate as color reference.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 8, 1918
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ida May Park
- Screenplay & Story
- Katherine Leiser Robbins, Ida May Park
- Original Title
- The Risky Road
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 50m
- Production Studios
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Bluebird Photoplays
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ida May Park
Katherine Leiser Robbins, Ida May Park
Department Leadership Roster
Ida May Park
Director
Ida May Park
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for The Risky Road.
Similar Titles to The Risky Road
Movies sharing stylistic DNA, tone, and thematic storytelling
6.3
6.7
4.7
6.5
6.3
7.0
7.1
7.3
7.4
6.0
7.3
6.5
6.6
7.0
10.0
5.8
6.4
7.0
6.7
6.9
More Like The Risky Road
Recommended titles matching themes, cast, and genres.
Frequently Asked Questions About The Risky Road
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Risky Road about?
Ida May Park started in the film business as a scriptwriter, but in 1917 Universal announced that Park would direct films with actress and producer Dorothy Phillips for the company’s Bluebird brand. Park’s films often had a strong female perspective and The Risky Road is no exception. The story of a country girl who comes to the city to work, but falls for a rich man and undeservedly gets a bad reputation, the film was marketed as “the drama every woman should see”. The surviving fragment, showing the despair of Phillips’s character, is a real cinematic gem that leaves one yearning for more material of the film to be discovered. In 2008, a tinted nitrate fragment, with Swedish intertitles at the opening of the second reel, was deposited at the Archival Film Collections of the Svenska Filminstitutet. From the fragment, a 35mm B&W duplicate negative was made, from which this print was struck using the tinting of the nitrate as color reference.
Who directed The Risky Road?
The Risky Road was directed by Ida May Park.
Who stars in The Risky Road?
The principal cast of The Risky Road includes Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, Juanita Hansen, Sally Starr, Claire Du Brey.
When was The Risky Road released and how long is it?
The Risky Road was released in 1918 with a total runtime of 50m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Risky Road?
The Risky Road holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).