Straight Is the Way (1921)
70 min
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.
- Release date
- March 6, 1921
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Matt Moore as Bob Carter
- Mabel Bert as Aunt Mehitabel
- Gladys Leslie as Dorcas
- George Parsons as 'Loot' Follet
- Henry Sedley as Jonathan Squoggs
- Van Dyke Brooke as Const. Whipple
- Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Crabtree
- Peggy Parr as Bobby
- Rita Rogan as Child
- Tammany Young as Waiter
Crew
- Robert G. Vignola · Director
- Frances Marion · Writer
- Ethel Watts Mumford · Writer
- Al Liguori · Cinematographer