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Tin Gods
“Have you built any "Tin Gods"? Do you crave money, success, fame? Have you allowed "Tin Gods" to trample over you?”
9.0 / 10• 1926• 1h 30m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
In a mountain village in South America, Dr. McCoy and the padre watch Roger Drake enter a small chapel near a towering bridge, and McCoy recounts the story of Drake's life: As a rising engineer, he marries Janet Stone, the ambitious daughter of a wealthy family, and neglects his career while Janet becomes a candidate for the State Assembly. Drake comes into conflict with her political friends, and when their baby falls from its nursery window, the couple remorsefully decide to separate. Drake, degenerated by drink, goes to South America to construct a bridge; there he is stricken by fever and is redeemed by the love and care of Carita, a dancer. Carita, however, learns of Janet's political defeat and her attempt to effect a reconciliation with Drake; thinking he still loves his wife, she leaps from the bridge. Drake returns each year to the chapel he has erected in her memory. A lost film.
Cast & Crew
Thomas Meighan
Roger Drake
Lead
Renée Adorée
Carita
Aileen Pringle
Janet Stone
William Powell
Tony Santelli
John Harrington
Dougherty
Hale Hamilton
Dr. McCoy
Joe King
First Foreman
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Second Foreman
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Allan Dwan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tin Gods is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
