Tin Gods (1926)
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.
Director:
Allan Dwan
Writers:
Howard Emmett Rogers, Allan Dwan, James Shelley Hamilton.
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Thomas Meighan as Roger Drake |
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Renée Adorée as Carita |
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Aileen Pringle as Janet Stone |
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William Powell as Tony Santelli |
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John Harrington as Dougherty |
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Hale Hamilton as Dr. McCoy |
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Joe King as First Foreman |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor as Second Foreman |
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Delbert Whitten Jr. as Billy |
| Writing | Howard Emmett Rogers | Screenplay |
| Directing | Allan Dwan | Director |
| Writing | William Anthony McGuire | Writer |
| Writing | Allan Dwan | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Shelley Hamilton | Screenplay |
