The Right Direction

A Little Mother's Zig-zag Route to Happiness!

The Right Direction — Plot

Polly Eccles is a "ragged girl" living in a dank slum who is responsible for her sickly four-year-old brother, Billy. After a doctor advises that Billy needs a healthier climate to recover, Polly packs their few belongings and decides they will walk to California. While hitchhiking along the way with their dog, the siblings are given a lift by Kirk Drummond, a young man who happens to be driving to California himself. Upon arriving, Kirk’s wealthy father, John Drummond, is initially horrified by his son's association with the "ragged" travelers. However, the story follows Polly’s trials as she attempts to navigate this new world and ensure her brother's health.

• Release date
• December 21, 1916
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• E. Mason Hopper

The Right Direction — Cast

Vivian Martin Polly Eccles Colin Chase Kirk Drummond Herbert Standing John Drummond Alfred Hollingsworth Big Bill Billy Mason Harry Lockwood William Jefferson Jack Marsh

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