A 1918 socialist fever dream where social workers and radicals build utopia in SF. Wildly ahead of its time.
Social worker John Warfield meets socialist radical Guido Garcia, and together they establish a refuge in San Francisco for life's unfortunates.
Acting
Jean Hersholt before he became Hollywood's beloved grandpa.
Production
San Francisco locations that probably don't exist anymore.
Director
E. Mason Hopper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was released during the Red Scare's first wave, making its sympathetic socialist protagonist genuinely subversive for its moment.
Alma Rubens would become a major star then die tragically young from drug addiction—watching her here carries ghostly weight.
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