THE RIGHT TO BE HAPPY

(The Right to Be Happy)
A film directed by Rupert Julian
1916 - 50 minutes - Black & White - Silent - 1.33

SYNOPSIS

Scrooge  was  a  'grouch',  the greatest the world of literature has ever known. His former partner, Jacob Marley, had  been  dead  more  than seven  years  when  the  eventful Christmas Eve closed in on London. So imbued had Scrooge become with greed for money that his  world, his  sun,  moon  and  stars  were  represented  in bank notes and the securities he dealt in. He had not given  Marley  a  thought  since  the day  he  buried  him,  and  Scrooge celebrated that day by driving the best of business bargains. On this Christmas Eve  Bob  Cratchit,  his faithful  clerk,  had  been  sent  home  with  a  gruff  word instead of a 'Merry Christmas' and had been told because he was to have the  day off  he  must  come  to  work  extra  early  on  the  following  morning. Scrooge's nephew had  made  his  accustomed  call  to  ask  the  old 'grouch' to dine with him; and Scrooge had been his usual surly self in refusing.  Kind-hearted  collectors for charity had called, and Scrooge had turned them away with a snarl...

MAIN CAST

Rupert Julian
John Cook
Claire McDowell
Francis Lee
Harry Carter
Emory Johnson
Roberta Wilson
Francelia Billington
Mrs. Titus
Wadsworth Harris
Dick Le Strange
Tom Figee
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Mrs. Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Jacob Marley
Fred, Scrooge's Nephew
Caroline
Scrooge's Sweetheart
Mrs. Fezziwig
The Ghost of the Past
The Ghost of the Present
The Ghost of the Future

ALSO KNOWN AS

Scrooge the Skinflint (uk)
A Christmas Carol (us)

RELEASE DATES

US Release Date: December 21, 1916

PRODUCTION

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

DISTRIBUTORS

Universal Film Manufacturing Company (...
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