The Right to Be Happy

The film is a retelling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, recounting the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Rupert Julian. Scrooge is an elderly miser and curmudgeon. Alone in his room on Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley Harry Carter. Marley’s ghost tells Scrooge three spirits will visit him over the next three nights.

Scrooge's first visit is by the Ghost of Christmas Past (Wadsworth Harris). The Ghost shows Scrooge's development from a young boy to a young man. He sees how he started to become a miser.

Then, the Ghost of the Christmas Present (Richard L'Estrange) appears, who shows Scrooge how the Cratchit family has fared. He finds out, unless the future changes, the Cratchit's disabled son, Tiny Tim (Frankie Lee), will die.

The last spirit Scrooge meets is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Tom Figee). This figure shows Scrooge scenes of people discussing someone's death. Nobody in the room seems concerned about the dead person. Scrooge doesn't know who the dead man is. Then, he finds out Tiny Tim has also passed. Next, Scrooge discovers he is the man whose death is celebrated.

He vows to change his ways and become a new person. Finally, Scrooge wakes up at home and finds out all the spiritual visits happened one night. He also finds out today is Christmas Day.

Each visit positively changed Scrooge; he transforms into a kinder, gentler man full of Christmas spirit.

Actor	Role
Rupert Julian	Ebenezer Scrooge
John Cook	Bob Cratchit
Claire McDowell	Mrs. Cratchit
Frankie Lee	Tiny Tim
Harry Carter	Jacob Marley
Emory Johnson	Fred, Scrooge's Nephew
Francelia Billington	Scrooge's Sweetheart
Lydia Yeamans Titus	Mrs. Fezziwig
Wadsworth Harris	The Ghost of the Past
Richard L'Estrange	The Ghost of the Present
Tom Figee	The Ghost of the Future
Roberta Wilson	Caroline

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  Rupert Julian
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  Claire McDowell
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  Frankie Lee
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  Harry Carter
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  Emory Johnson
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  Francelia Billington
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  Lydia Yeamans Titus
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  Wadsworth Harris

According to the Library of Congress website, no copies survive.[3]

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