Straight Is the Way (1921 film)

Straight Is the Way
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Directed by	Robert G. Vignola
Screenplay by	Frances Marion Ethel Watts Mumford
Starring	Matt Moore Mabel Bert Gladys Leslie George Parsons
Cinematography	Al Liguori
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 6, 1921 (1921-03-06)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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. ^[1]

The film depicts an aunt and niece in a treasure hunting expedition, in which their only guide are the supposed spirits of a Ouija board.

Plot

An old woman and her niece, an orphan, consult a ouija board to locate a hidden treasure in order to save their mortgaged home. ^[2]

Cast

• Matt Moore as 'Cat' Carter
• Mabel Bert as Aunt Mehitabel
• Gladys Leslie as Dorcas
• George Parsons as 'Loot' Follett
• Henry Sedley as Jonathan Squoggs
• Van Dyke Brooke as Const. Whipple
• Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Crabtree
• Peggy Parr as Bobby

Preservation status

A copy of Straight Is the Way survives in the Library of Congress collection. ^{[3] [4]} Edward Lorusso produced a DVD of the film in 2021 with a music score by David Drazin.

References

1. "Straight Is the Way (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
2. "Henry Sedley Falls Hard for Realism on Reel". The San Francisco Examiner. April 14, 1921. p. 15 – via newspapers.com.
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and the United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 175 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Straight is the Way

External links

• Straight Is the Way at IMDb