''The Right Direction'' is a 1916 American

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

E. Mason Hopper E. Mason Hopper (December 6, 1885 – January 3, 1967) was an American film director of the silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1911 and 1935. Filmography Director * ''The Regenerates'' (1917) * ''The Hidden Spring'' (1917) ...

, written by

Julia Crawford Ivers Julia Crawford Ivers (October 3, 1869 – May 8, 1930) was an American motion picture pioneer. Biography Born in Boonville, Missouri, in 1869, her family arrived a year later in Los Angeles. Her father was a dentist. Her mother died in 1876, whe ...

, and starring

Vivian Martin Vivian Martin (July 22, 1893 – March 16, 1987) was an American stage and silent film actress. Biography Martin was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields. Her early theatrical ...

, Colin Chase, Herbert Standing,

Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. According to IMDb he also directed four short films in 1916. ''Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingswort ...

, Billy Mason and Baby Jack White. The film was released on December 21, 1916, by

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Plot

It is a story of a little ragged girl that thinks she can walk to California in order that her little brother will get well. The many trials she goes through in getting to California with her four-year-old brother and a ragged dog.

Cast

as Polly Eccles * Colin Chase as Kirk Drummond * Herbert Standing as John Drummond *

as Big Bill * Billy Mason as Harry Lockwood *Baby Jack White as Billy Boy * William Jefferson (actor) as Jack Marsh

References

External links

* 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1916 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by E. Mason Hopper American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub