''The Easy Road'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by Tom Forman and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film is based upon a story by Blair Hall. ''The Easy Road'' stars

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, Grace Goodall, Arthur Edmund Carewe,

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, Laura Anson, and Viora Daniel. The film was released on February 13, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

as Leonard Fayne *

as Isabel Grace *Grace Goodall as Katherine Dare * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Heminway *

as Ella Klotz *

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as Minnie Baldwin *

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as Laura

Production

Filming began in September 1920, at the Lasky studio under the title ''Easy Street''.

Preservation Status

The film is presumed

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Easy Road''
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* * 1921 films 1921 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Famous Players-Lasky films Films directed by Tom Forman Paramount Pictures films Lost American films 1921 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub