Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

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Paths to Paradise

"A rollicking comedy of two crooks who make you laugh all the way from San Francisco to Mexico--and back again."

1925

1h 7m

6.2(12 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Overview

Two thieves discover a professional and personal relationship when individual heist plans are thrown together by circumstance.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Molly

Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith

The Dude from Duluth

Tom Santschi

Tom Santschi

Chief of Detectives Callahan

Bert Woodruff

Bert Woodruff

Bride's Father

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Confederate

Clem Beauchamp

Clem Beauchamp

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Detective (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Gang Member (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Clarence G. Badger
Written by: Keene Thompson
Produced by: Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor

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