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Her Right to Live (1917)
50 min | Drama

Her Right to Live (1917)

50 min | Drama

Polly Biggs helps care for her younger brother and sisters, while her widowed mother works hard as a seamstress to earn a living. Mayor Hoadley, Mrs. Biggs' brother, a crooked politician, calls to sympathize with her on the death of her ...See morePolly Biggs helps care for her younger brother and sisters, while her widowed mother works hard as a seamstress to earn a living. Mayor Hoadley, Mrs. Biggs' brother, a crooked politician, calls to sympathize with her on the death of her husband, and Polly takes a dislike to him. Within a short time Mrs. Biggs dies and for the sake of appearances, Hoadley and his wife take the children to live with them. Oxmore, a reform candidate, opposes Hoadley's re-election. His son John, an artist, meets Polly and calls on her at the Hoadley mansion, where he saves her from the advances of Hawkins, a ward boss who "has something" on Hoadley. Hawkins threatens to "get" John for his interference, and the threat is heard by Hoadley. Polly and the children are treated so badly that they run away to the poorhouse, which later burns; Polly saves the children, and they wander to a bungalow in the woods, John, who owns the bungalow, finds them there, and permits them to stay all night. During the night Hoadley visits Hawkins and kills him in self-defense, using a cane that John has inadvertently left at his house, when John goes to town he is arrested. Polly and the children are his only alibi, and he cannot tell of Polly's presence. The evidence is strong against him, and if he is convicted his father will lose the election. Polly, who has been sent away by Hoadley, returns in time to straighten matters. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Peggy Hyland Polly Biggs Polly Biggs See fewer	The Honeypot (1920)
Antonio Moreno John Oxmore John Oxmore See fewer	Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Mae Costello Mrs. Biggs (as Mrs. Costello) Mrs. Biggs (as Mrs. Costello) See fewer	Diamond Cut Diamond (I) (1912)
Bobby Connelly Jimmy Biggs Jimmy Biggs See fewer	The Heart of Sonny Jim (1914)
Helen Connelly Janet Biggs Janet Biggs See fewer	My Official Wife (1914)
Mildred Platz Alice Biggs Alice Biggs See fewer	The Devil's Prize (1916)
John S. Robertson Daniel Hoadley Daniel Hoadley See fewer	The Girl of Today (1918)
Jack Ellis Hawkins Hawkins See fewer	The Squaw Man (1914)
Julia Swayne Gordon Mrs. Hoadley Mrs. Hoadley See fewer	My Lady's Slipper (1916)