The Right to Live

Overview

Piccino, a newsboy, shelters the waif Bettina and befriends a blind lawyer. After losing his corner to a bully and Bettina is struck by a car, Piccino steals bread and is arrested. In court, the lawyer defends Piccino, and the capitalist responsible for Bettina's accident makes reparations, leading to a new life for Piccino, Bettina, and the lawyer in the countryside.

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Cast

Georgie Stone

Piccino - The Newsie

'Baby' Carmen De Rue

Bettina - The Waif

Francis Carpenter

Violet Radcliffe

Jo - The Bully

Edwin Harley

Hilbrand - The Lawyer

John Cosgrove

Montgomery - the Capitalist

Jack Hull

Policeman

Thelma Burns