Straight Is the Way (1921)
Bob Carter and "Loot" Follet, are two thieves who locate themselves in the unused part of the New Hampshire home of Aunt Mehitable and her niece Dorcas. Loan shark Jonathan Squoggs presses Mehitable for payment of the mortgage, and the two crooks decide to help the ladies when they consult their Ouija board to find a hidden treasure. Finding the treasure reveals a surprise thief and a chance for new lives for the crooks, Dorcas, and Mehitable.
- Date of release
- 1921-03-06
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Robert G. Vignola
Casting
- Matt Moore — 'Cat' Carter
- Mabel Bert — Aunt Mehitabel
- Gladys Leslie — Dorcas
- George Parsons — 'Loot' Follett
- Henry Sedley — Jonathan Squoggs
- Van Dyke Brooke — Const. Whipple
- Emily Fitzroy — Mrs. Crabtree
- Peggy Parr — Bobby
Interesting facts
Straight Is the Way is a surviving 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Robert G. Vignola, written by Frances Marion and Ethel Watts Mumford, and starring Matt Moore, Mabel Bert, Gladys Leslie, George Parsons, Henry Sedley, Van Dyke Brooke, and Emily Fitzroy. It was released on March 6, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.
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