The Primrose Path (1925)

Alcoholic playboy Wallace MacDonald as Bruce Armstrong would like to sober up and become more responsible after a drinking accident causes him to cripple little brother Pat Moore as Jimmy Armstrong Still the lure of liquor makes him to sneak drinks at home and go out partying with carefree showgirl Clara Bow as Marilyn Merrill Hes promised Ms Bow hell quit drinking and gambling Further complicating Mr MacDonalds life are the bad checks hes been accumulating Nasty Stuart Holmes as Tom Canfield and Tom Santschi as Big Joe Snead force MacDonald to join their diamond smuggling racket in lieu of payment