The Highway of Hope
The Highway of Hope is one of the most talked-about Drama, Western movies released in 1917, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
Cast out by his father because of his wild shenanigans, Steve King travels west, where he drowns his sorrows in drink. One night while drunk, he marries Lonely Lou, a servant who works in the saloon. Awakening to find his life seemingly destroyed, Steve takes his burro and miserable wife into the mountains to prospect for gold.